Popular Translations
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
Arthur John Arberry
What, is he who walks prone upon his face better guided than he who walks upright on a straight path
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way
Arabic
أَفَمَن یَمۡشِی مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦۤ أَهۡدَىٰۤ أَمَّن یَمۡشِی سَوِیًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ ٢٢
Transliteration (2021)
afaman yamshī mukibban ʿalā wajhihi ahdā amman yamshī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mus'taqīmi