Surah Al-Mulk 67:22 — translation and meaning

الملك · Verse 22 / 30 · Page 563

أَفَمَن يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَى وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَى أَمَّن يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Word by Word

أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is he who
يَمْشِي
yamshi
walks
مُكِبًّا
mukibban
fallen
عَلَى
ala
on
وَجْهِهِ
wajhihi
his face
أَهْدَى
ahda
better guided
أَمَّن
amman
or (he) who
يَمْشِي
yamshi
walks
سَوِيًّا
sawiyyan
upright
عَلَى
ala
on
صِرَاطٍ
siratin
(the) Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
mus'taqimin
Straight

Transliteration

Afamai yamshee mukibban 'alaa wajhihee ahdaaa ammany yamshee sawiyyan 'alaa siratim mustaqeem

Translation

Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So is the one who walks while falling on his face i.e. the idolater more guided, or the believer who walks upright on the straight path?

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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