Surah Al-Mulk, Ayah 22 (67:22)

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أَفَمَن يَمْشِى مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦٓ أَهْدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمْشِى سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Quran 67:22 is ayah 22 of Surah Al-Mulk (“The Sovereignty”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 563 of the Madani Mushaf.

67:22
أَفَمَنيَمْشِىمُكِبًّاعَلَىٰوَجْهِهِۦٓأَهْدَىٰٓأَمَّنيَمْشِىسَوِيًّاعَلَىٰصِرَٰطٍمُّسْتَقِيمٍ٢٢
afaman yamshī mukibban ʿalā wajhihi ahdā amman yamshī sawiyyan ʿalā ṣirāṭin mus'taqīmin

Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path?(22)

Word by word

  1. أَفَمَنafamanThen is he who
  2. يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
  3. مُكِبًّاmukibbanfallen
  4. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  5. وَجْهِهِۦٓwajhihihis face
  6. أَهْدَىٰٓahdābetter guided
  7. أَمَّنammanor (he) who
  8. يَمْشِىyamshīwalks
  9. سَوِيًّاsawiyyanupright
  10. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  11. صِرَٰطٍṣirāṭin(the) Path
  12. مُّسْتَقِيمٍmus'taqīminStraight

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