← Surah 50

50:16

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

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ
And certainly
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
خَلَقْنَا
We created
Verb
Root: خلق
Grammar (i'rab)
خَلَقْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ
man
Noun
Root: أنس
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
إِنسَٰنَNoun — masculine، accusative
وَنَعْلَمُ
and We know
Verb
Root: علم
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
نَعْلَمُVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
مَا
what
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاNoun — relative
تُوَسْوِسُ
whispers
Verb
Root: وسوس
Grammar (i'rab)
تُوَسْوِسُVerb — imperfect، 3rd fem. sing.
بِهِۦ
to him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
هِۦNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
نَفْسُهُۥ
his soul
Noun
Root: نفس
Grammar (i'rab)
نَفْسُNoun — fem. sing.، nominative
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
وَنَحْنُ
and We
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
نَحْنُNoun — pronoun، 1st plur.
أَقْرَبُ
(are) nearer
Noun
Root: قرب
Grammar (i'rab)
أَقْرَبُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
إِلَيْهِ
to him
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
مِنْ
than
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنْPreposition — preposition
حَبْلِ
(his) jugular vein
Noun
Root: حبل
Grammar (i'rab)
حَبْلِNoun — masculine، genitive
ٱلْوَرِيدِ
(his) jugular vein
Noun
Root: ورد
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
وَرِيدِNoun — masculine، genitive

Translation

EN

It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

We created man––We know what his soul whispers to him: We are closer to him than his jugular vein––

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

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

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

And olsun ki insanı Biz yarattık; nefsinin kendisine fısıldadıklarını biliriz; Biz ona şah damarından daha yakınız.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Andolsun insanı biz yarattık ve nefsinin kendisine fısıldadıklarını biliriz. Ve biz ona şah damarından daha yakınız.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yemin olsun ki insanı biz yarattık. Nefsinin ona neler fısıldadığını bilmekteyiz. Biz ona şah damarından daha yakınız.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولقد خلقنا الإنسان، ونعلم ما تُحَدِّث به نفسه، ونحن أقرب إليه من حبل الوريد (وهو عِرْق في العنق متصل بالقلب).

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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