Surah Qaaf · Ayah 16·Makkī

16

وَلَقَدْ مَا بِهِۦ وَنَحْنُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ ﴿١٦﴾

Translation

Saheeh 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

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

از رگ قلب نزدیک‌تر

حیات جسمانی ما وابسته به رگ‌هایی است که خون را به طور مرتب به قلب وارد و از آن خارج می‌کنند و به تمام اعضا می‌رسانند و اگر لحظه‌ای در این عمل وقفه رخ دهدء فوراً مرگ به سراغ انسان می‌آید. خداوند از رگ قلب ما نیز به ما نزدیک‌تر است. این شبیه همان تعبیری است که در آَیدُ ۲۴ سورة انفال می‌فرماید: «بدانید خداوند میان انسان و قلب او حایل می‌شود.» البته همه اینها تشبیه است و نزدیکی خداوند از این هم برتر و بالاتر است؛ هر چند مثالی از اینها رساتر در محسوسات پیدا نمی‌شود. با این احاطةٌ علمی خداوند و بودن ما در قبضةٌ قدرت اوء تکلیف ما روشن است. نه افعال و گفتار ما از او پنمهان است و نه اندیشه و نیت‌ها و حتی وسوسه‌هایی که از قلب ما می‌گذرد. توجه به این واقعیت» انسان را بیدار می‌کند و او را با مسئولیت سنگین خود در دادگاه عدل الهی آشنا می‌کند و از انسان بی‌تفاوت» موجودی متعهد می‌سازد.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 8 roots in 8 of 14 words

Rarest here: و-س-و-س — 5× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 14 points across 5 rule families

  • Qalqalah4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 56 letters · āyah 16 of 45

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 6:98 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ

    And it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.

  • Quran 76:2 · Al-Insaanclose

    إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

    Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing.

  • Quran 86:6 · At-Taariqclose

    خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

    He was created from a fluid, ejected,

  • Quran 19:67 · Maryamclose

    أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

    Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?

  • Quran 67:14 · Al-Mulkclose

    أَلَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

    Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted?

  • Quran 56:85 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ

    And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see -

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 50:16?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 50:16 include Quran 6:98 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 76:2 (Surah Al-Insaan), Quran 86:6 (Surah At-Taariq), and Quran 19:67 (Surah Maryam). For example, 6:98 reads: “And it is He who produced you from one soul and [gave you] a place of dwelling and of storage. We have detailed the signs for a people who understand.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 50:16 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 50:16 (Surah Qaaf, The letter Qaaf) reads: “And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein”

Which surah is verse 50:16 in?

Quran 50:16 is āyah 16 of Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), chapter 50 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 45 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 50:16?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 50:16 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 50:16?

Tartīl presents Quran 50:16 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.