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Surah The Opening [Al-Fatiha] in English
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾
All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe;
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾
the Beneficent, the Merciful;
مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾
Lord of the Day of Judgement.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾
You alone we worship, and to You alone we turn for help.
ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾
Guide us to the straight path:
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٧﴾
the path of those You have blessed; not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.