Surat Qaf Verse No. 16: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 16 from Surah Qaf : Number of verses 45 - - page 519 - Part 26.
![surah ق ayah 16 - And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein](https://surahquran.com/img/ayah/50-16.png)
﴾وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعۡلَمُ مَا تُوَسۡوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفۡسُهُۥۖ وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ حَبۡلِ ٱلۡوَرِيدِ ﴿
[ ق: 16]
And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).
English - Sahih International
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(50:16) Surely We *19 have created man, and We know the promptings of his heart, and We are nearer to him than even his jugular vein. *20
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*19) After presenting the arguments for the Hereafter, it is being stated: `Whether you believe in the Hereafter, or deny it, it has to come in any case, and it is such a factual reality, which will certainly come about in spite of your denial. If you heed the warning given by the Prophets in advance and prepare for it, you will be doing good to yourselves; if you do not believe in it, you will be inviting your own doom. Your denial will not prevent the Hereafter from taking place and God' s Law of justice will not became suspended. "
*20) That is, "Our power and Our knowledge has so encompassed man from within and without that Our power and knowledge is closer to him than his own neck-vein. We do not have to travel from a distance to hear what he says, but We directly know every thought that arises in his heart. Likewise, when We shall want to seize him, We will not have to seize him after covering a distance, for wherever he is, he is in Our grasp; and whenever We will, We will seize him."