Surah Qaf 50:16
سُورَةُ قٓ · Meccan · Verse 16 of 45
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
Translation
We created man––We know what his soul whispers to him: We are closer to him than his jugular vein––
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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