سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 22
أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is he who walks prone (without seeing) on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on the Straight Way (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism)?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is he who
يَمْشِى
yamshī
walks
مُكِبًّا
mukibban
fallen
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
وَجْهِهِۦٓ
wajhihi
his face
أَهْدَىٰٓ
ahdā
better guided
أَمَّن
amman
or (he) who
يَمْشِى
yamshī
walks
سَوِيًّا
sawiyyan
upright
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
(the) Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
Straight
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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22. Is one who walks fallen on his face better guided, or one who walks upright on a straight path [25]?
[25] That is, a person can only traverse the path to success and the attainment of his goal if he walks on the straight path and walks upright. On the contrary, if someone starts walking on an uneven and crooked path, and that too face down or with his face lowered like cattle, then what hope can there be of reaching the intended destination? In this verse, in fact, the example of a monotheist and a polytheist is being given. The path of the monotheist is straight and clear, and he has clear guidance and the light of knowledge to walk upon it. In contrast, the polytheist does not have just one path but many, and all those paths can only be of darkness and misguidance. Then, instead of the light of knowledge, he has only conjectures and assumptions. On the Day of Gathering as well, there will be such a difference in the way both walk.
[25] That is, a person can only traverse the path to success and the attainment of his goal if he walks on the straight path and walks upright. On the contrary, if someone starts walking on an uneven and crooked path, and that too face down or with his face lowered like cattle, then what hope can there be of reaching the intended destination? In this verse, in fact, the example of a monotheist and a polytheist is being given. The path of the monotheist is straight and clear, and he has clear guidance and the light of knowledge to walk upon it. In contrast, the polytheist does not have just one path but many, and all those paths can only be of darkness and misguidance. Then, instead of the light of knowledge, he has only conjectures and assumptions. On the Day of Gathering as well, there will be such a difference in the way both walk.
