The Quran

سورة المُلک

Surah Al-Mulk 67:22

The Supreme Power · Verse 22 of 30

أَفَمَنْ يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَىٰ أَمَّنْ يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Is he, who goes groveling on his face, better guided or he who walks upright on a straight and right path?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?

Ahmed Ali

Will he find the way who grovels flat on his face, or he who walks straight on the right path?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

(Now consider:) Is one who goes prone upon his face (with no breadth or depth to his line of sight, barely seeing what is touching his face) better guided, or one who goes upright (with a clear line of sight to what is ahead of him) on a straight path?

Daryabadi

Is he, then, who goeth about grovelling upon his face better directed, or he who walketh evenly on a straight path?

Faridul Haque

So is one who walks inverted upon his face more rightly guided, or one who walks upright on the Straight Path?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Is, then, he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path?

Maulvi Sher Ali

What ! is he who walks groveling upon his face better guided, or he who walks upright on the straight path?

Muhammad Asad

But then, is he that goes along with his face close to the ground better guided than he that walks upright on a straight way?

Muhammad Musin Khan

Is he who walks without seeing on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks on a Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism).

Muhammad Pickthall

Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road?

Muhammad Sarwar

Can one who walks with his head hanging down be better guided that one who walks with his head upright?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

What! is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a straight path?

Rashad Khalifa

Is one who walks while slumped over on his face better guided, or one who walks straight on the right path?

Shabbir Ahmed

But then, is he who goes upon his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path?