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Quran 50:16

Surah Qaf, verse 16 of 45 · Juz 26

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ

Translations of Quran 50:16
EnglishTalal Itani

We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem şanıma kasem ederim ki hakıkat insanı biz yarattık ve biliriz: nefsi onu ne ile vesveselendirir ve biz ona «habli verîd» den daha yakınızdır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avons créé l’homme, et bons savons ce que son âme lui dit à l’oreille ; nous sommes plus près de lui que sa veine jugulaire.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wij schiepen den mensch en weten wat zijne ziel hem influistert, en wij zijn hem nader dan zijne strotader.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Abbiamo creato l’uomo, e sappiamo ciò che la sua anima gli parla all’orecchio; siamo più vicini a lui della sua vena jugulare.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.