Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| 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 |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Is he who goeth groping on his face more rightly guided, or he who walketh upright on a straight road | |
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 | |
Shakir | | What! is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a straight path | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Is he who walks grovelling upon his face better guided, or he who walks upright upon a straight path | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Then is whoever walks as one who is prone on his face better guided, or he who walks without fault on a straight path? | |
| T.B.Irving | | And is someone who walks along with his face bent down better guided than someone who walks properly along a Straight Road? | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Who is ˹rightly˺ guided: the one who crawls facedown or the one who walks upright on the Straight Path? | |
| Safi Kaskas | | Is he who walks, stumbles and falls on his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path? | |
| Abdul Hye | | Who is more rightly guided: one who walks with his face bend down without seeing, or the one who sees and walks upright on a Right Way? | |
| The Study Quran | | Is one who walks with his face stooped down more guided, or one who walks upright upon a straight path | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | Is one who walks while his face is slumped better guided, or one who walks straight on the right pat | |
Abdel Haleem | | Who is better guided: someone who falls on his face, or someone who walks steadily on a straight path | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Is he, then, who goeth about grovelling upon his face better directed, or he who walketh evenly on a straight path | |
Ahmed Ali | | Will he find the way who grovels flat on his face, or he who walks straight on the right path | |
Aisha Bewley | | Who is better guided: he who goes grovelling on his face or he who walks upright on a straight path? | |
Ali Ünal | | (Now consider:) Is one who goes prone upon his face (with no breadth or depth to his line of sight, barely seeing what is touching his face) better guided, or one who goes upright (with a clear line of sight to what is ahead of him) on a straight path | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Is he who walks prone on his face better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | What! Is he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright upon a Straight Way | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Then, is he who walks tossed down upon his face better guided than he who walks (perfectly) level on a straight Path | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | Can one who walks with his head hanging down be better guided that one who walks with his head upright | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Then, is the one who walks falling down (frequently) on his face more right or the one who walks properly on a straight path | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Is the one who goes prone on his face close to the ground (like an earthworm), better guided or one who walks straight on the Straight Path | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Is then (the man) who walks headlong, with his face bitter and marred, better guided— Or the one who walks evenly on the Straight Path | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path | |
Farook Malik | | Just think, who is rightly guided: he who walks with his face bent down, or he who walks properly on an even path | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | So who (do you think) is better guided? The one crawling on his face groping (to find his way), or the one walking upright along the straight path?" | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | So then that one who is grovelling on his face is better guided or he who walks upright on a Permanent Path | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | Is he who walks bent on his own design better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path | |
Maududi | | Who is better guided: he who walks grovelling on his face, or he who walks upright on a Straight Path | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | Is someone who walks with his face downward better guided or someone who walks properly on a straight path | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | Is then one who walks headlong with his face groveling better guided or one who walks evenly on a straight path | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | Who is more guided: the one who walks grovelling, looking down and falls flat on his face, or the one who walks upright on a straight path? | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | Is one who walks while his face is slumped better guided, or one who walks straight on the right path | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | Is he who walks falling on his face [stumbling] better guided, or he who walks upright on a straight road | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Tell Me, which one is better, walking upright on a smooth road or putting head down like the cattle and following rest of the herd | |
| Faridul Haque | | So is one who walks inverted upon his face more rightly guided, or one who walks upright on the Straight Path | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | What, is he who walks, falling upon his face, more guided than he who walks upright on a Straight Path | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Is, then, he who goes prone upon his face better guided or he who walks upright on a straight path | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | Is who walks up-side-down/facing down on his face/front more guided? Or who walks straight/upright on a straight/direct road/way | |
Sher Ali | | What ! is he who walks groveling upon his face better guided, or he who walks upright on the straight path | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Is one who walks while slumped over on his face better guided, or one who walks straight on the right path? | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Is he who walks prone on his face better guided than he who walks upright on a straight path? | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Is he, who goes groveling on his face, better guided or he who walks upright on a straight and right path | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | Is he who walks in prone position more rightly guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Is he who walks without seeing on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks on a Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) | |
