We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
Qaf 50:16
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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ
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We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
We created the human being, and We know exactly what thoughts whisper inside him. And We're closer to him than the vein in his neck.
We created the human being, and We know exactly what whispers inside him. We're even closer to him than his own vein.
Certainly We created man, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are closer to him than his jugular vein.
We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are closer to him than his jugular vein.
We created the human being, and We know what his soul whispers to him. We are closer to him than his jugular vein.
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.
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).
We have created man and know what his soul whispers within him, for We are closer to him than his jugular vein.
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.
We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
We created man -- We know the promptings of his soul, and are closer to him than his jugular vein --
Surely We have created man, and We know the promptings of his heart, and We are nearer to him than even his jugular vein.
Certainly We have created man and We know to what his soul tempts him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
Walaqad khalaqna alinsana wanaAAlamu ma tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli alwareedi