Surah Qaf 50:16 — translation and meaning

ق · Verse 16 / 45 · Page 519

ۖ وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqna
We created
الْإِنسَانَ
al-insana
man
وَنَعْلَمُ
wana'lamu
and We know
مَا
ma
what
تُوَسْوِسُ
tuwaswisu
whispers
بِهِ
bihi
to him
نَفْسُهُ
nafsuhu
his soul
وَنَحْنُ
wanahnu
and We
أَقْرَبُ
aqrabu
(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مِنْ
min
than
حَبْلِ
habli
(his) jugular vein
الْوَرِيدِ
al-waridi
(his) jugular vein

Transliteration

Wa laqad khalaqnal insaana wa na'lamu maa tuwaswisu bihee nafsuhoo wa Nahnu aqrabu ilaihi min hablil wareed

Translation

And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And I have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and I am closer to him than [his] jugular vein. Verily, I created the human and I know the thoughts and desires that pass his mind. I am closer to him than the vein that is present in his neck and connected to his heart.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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