أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Easy-read (simplified)afaman yamshee mukibban 'alaa wajhihi ahdaa amman yamshee sawiyyan 'alaa siraatin mustaqeem
DIN 31635ʾafaman yamšī mukibban ʿalā waǧhihi ʾahdā ʾamman yamšī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Is he who walks bent on his own design better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Is he who walks prone upon his face more guided than he who walks upright upon a straight path
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Is he who goeth along grovelling on his face, better guided than he who goeth upright on a straight path
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Is he, therefore, who goeth grovelling upon his face, better directed than he who walketh upright in a strait way
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
A është më i udhëzuar ai që ecën me fytyrë përtokë apo ai që ecën drejt në rrugën e drejtë?
যে ব্যক্তি (মুশরিক অবস্থায়) উপুড় হয়ে মুখের ওপর ভর দিয়ে চলে সে কি অধিক হিদায়াতপ্রাপ্ত নাকি সেই (মু’মিন) ব্যক্তি যে সোজা হয়ে সরল পথে চলে?
Da li je bolje upućen onaj koji ide pognut licem prema zemlji ili onaj koji Pravim putem uspravno hodi?
Je li bolje upućen onaj koji ide pognut licem prema zemlji ili onaj koji Pravim putem uspravno hodi?
Kere ko on jahoowo no hippi ye'eso mum ɓuri feewde? Kaa ko on jahoowo no fotondiri e laawol pocciingol?
აბა, ის, ვინც პირქვე დამხობილი დადის (ანუ მრავალღმერთიანი), უფრო სწორ გზაზეა, თუ ის, ვინც გამართულად დადის (ერთღმერთიანი) სწორ გზაზე?!
Ist denn jemand, der auf sein Gesicht gestürzt einhergeht, eher rechtgeleitet, oder jemand, der aufrecht auf einem geraden Weg einhergeht?
Είναι αυτός που περπατά με το πρόσωπό του στραμμένο προς τα κάτω (και χωρίς να βλέπει πού πάει), πιο ορθά καθοδηγημένος, ή εκείνος που περπατά όρθιος ευθεία στον ίσιο δρόμο;
तो क्या वह व्यक्ति जो अपने मुँह के बल उलटा होकर चलता है, अधिक मार्गदर्शन पर है या वह जो सीधा होकर सीधे मार्ग पर चलता है?[8]
Chi cammina a volto chino è forse meglio guidato di chi cammina sulla Retta Via?
22. Tad, tas, kuris vaikšto parpuolęs ant savo veido, yra teisingiau vedamas, ar tas, kuris eina stačias Teisingu Keliu?
Sila nama fuula isaa irratti gonbifamee deemutu (kaafiraatu) irra qajeelaa moo isa dhaabbatee karaa qajeelaa irra deemutu (mu'iminaatu) (irra qajeelaadha?)
Неужели тот, кто идёт, падая лицом, — на более верном пути, чем тот, кто идёт прямо по прямому пути?
Да ли је боље упућен онај који иде погнут са лицем према земљи или онај који правим путем усправно иде?
Je, anayekwenda akisinukia juu ya uso wake ni mwongofu zaidi, au yule anayekwenda sawasawa katika Njia iliyonyooka?
Är den som hasar fram med ansiktet mot marken bättre ledd än den som går stadigt upprätt på en rak väg?
O halde, yüzüstü kapanarak yürüyen mi daha çok hidâyete erendir, yoksa dosdoğru bir yol üzerinde dimdik yürüyen kimse mi?
اچھا وه شخص زیاده ہدایت واﻻ ہے جو اپنے منھ کے بل اوندھا ہو کر چلے[1] یا وه جو سیدھا (پیروں کے بل) راه راست پر چلا ہو؟[2]
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أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ جُندٌ لَّكُمْ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنِ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِى غُرُورٍ
Easy-read (simplified)amman haadhaa lladhee huwa jundun lakum yansurukum min dooni r-rahmaani ini l-kaafiroona illaa fee ghuroor
DIN 31635ʾamman hāḏā llaḏī huwa ǧundun lakum yanṣurukum min dūni r-raḥmāni ʾini l-kāfirūna ʾillā fī ġurūrin
The translators word this verse differently
Or who is this who is a force for you to protect you against the Compassionate? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
Or who is he that will be an army unto you to help you instead of the Beneficent? The disbelievers are in naught but illusion
Or who is this who will be a host for you, to help you against the Merciful?- the misbelievers are only in delusion
Who is he that can be as an army to you, to succour you, except the God of Mercy? Truly, the infidels are in the merest delusion
Or who is he that will be as an army unto you, to defend you against the Merciful? Verily the unbelievers are in no other than a mistake
أَمَّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَرْزُقُكُمْ إِنْ أَمْسَكَ رِزْقَهُۥ بَل لَّجُّوا۟ فِى عُتُوٍّ وَنُفُورٍ
Easy-read (simplified)amman haadhaa lladhee yarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu bal lajjoo fee 'utuwwin wanufoor
DIN 31635ʾamman hāḏā llaḏī yarzuqukum ʾin ʾamsaka rizqahu bal laǧǧū fī ʿutuwwin wanufūrin
Or who is this that will provide for you, if He withholds His provision? Yet they persist in defiance and aversion.
Or who is he that will provide for you if He should withhold His providence? Nay, but they are set in pride and frowardness
Or who is this who will provide you if He hold back His provision? - Nay, but they persist in perverseness and aversion
Or who is he that will furnish you supplies, if He withhold His supplies? Yet do they persist in pride and in fleeing from Him
Or who is he that will give you food, if He withholdeth his provision? Yet they persist in perverseness, and flying from the truth
67:22 — the verse above
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرَ وَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa lladhee ansha'akum waja'ala lakumu s-sam'a wal-'absaara wal-'af'idata qaleelan maa tashkuroon
DIN 31635qul huwa llaḏī ʾanšaʾakum waǧaʿala lakumu s-samʿa wal-ʾabṣāra wal-ʾafʾidata qalīlan mā taškurūna
The translators word this verse differently
Say, "It is He who produced you; and made for you the hearing, and the vision, and the organs. But rarely do you give thanks."
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): He it is who gave you being, and hath assigned unto you ears and eyes and hearts. Small thanks give ye
Say, 'It is He who produced you and made for you hearing and sight and hearts' - little is it that ye give thanks
SAY: It is He who hath brought you forth, and gifted you with hearing and sight and heart: yet how few are grateful
Say, it is He who hath given you being, and endued you with hearing, and sight, and understanding; yet how little gratitude have ye
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa lladhee dhara'akum fee l-'ardi wa'ilayhi tuhsharoon
DIN 31635qul huwa llaḏī ḏaraʾakum fī l-ʾarḍi waʾilayhi tuḥšarūna
Say, "It is He who scattered you on earth, and to Him you will be rounded up."
Say: He it is Who multiplieth you in the earth, and unto Whom ye will be gathered
Say, 'It is He who sowed you in the earth, and unto Him shall ye be gathered
SAY: It is He who hath sown you in the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered
Say, it is He who hath sown you in the earth, and unto Him shall ye be gathered together
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَفَمَن يَمْشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ أَهْدَىٰ أَمَّن يَمْشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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