Surah Al-Fātiĥah (The Opener) in English

1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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   In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

   bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi

2. الحمد لله رب العالمين

   2

   All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds,

   al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi l-ʿālamīna

3. الرحمن الرحيم

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   the All-beneficent, the All-merciful,

   ar-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi

4. مالك يوم الدين

   4

   Master of the Day of Retribution.

   māliki yawmi d-dīni

5. إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين

   5

   You [alone] do we worship, and to You [alone] do we turn for help.

   ʾiyyāka naʿbudu wa-ʾiyyāka nastaʿīnu

6. اهدنا الصراط المستقيم

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   Guide us on the straight path,

   ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma

7. صراط الذين أنعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالين

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   the path of those whom You have blessed — such as have not incurred Your wrath, nor are astray.

   ṣirāṭa lladhīna ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna