Surah Qaf — Ayah 16 (50:16)
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعۡلَمُ مَا تُوَسۡوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفۡسُهُۥۖ وَنَحۡنُ أَقۡرَبُ إِلَيۡهِ مِنۡ حَبۡلِ ٱلۡوَرِيدِ ١٦
English translation (Saheeh International)
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer1 to him than [his] jugular vein.
- - In absolute knowledge of everything about him. "We" has also been interpreted to mean the angels who are mentioned in the following verse.
Brief commentary
And I have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and I am closer to him than [his] jugular vein. Verily, I created the human and I know the thoughts and desires that pass his mind. I am closer to him than the vein that is present in his neck and connected to his heart.