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الفَاتِحَة

Arthur John Arberry

Surah 1. The Opening (al-Fatihah)

7 verses Meccan
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1 The Opening
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ ۝١
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In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīm
1:2 ›
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝٢
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Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being
al-ḥamdu lillahi rabbi l-ʿālamīn
1:3 ›
ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ ۝٣
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the All-merciful, the All-compassionate
al-raḥmāni l-raḥīm
1:4 ›
مَـٰلِكِ یَوۡمِ ٱلدِّینِ ۝٤
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the Master of the Day of Doom
māliki yawmi l-dīn
1:5 ›
إِیَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِیَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِینُ ۝٥
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Thee only we serve; to Thee alone we pray for succour
iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīn
1:6 ›
ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَ ٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِیمَ ۝٦
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Guide us in the straight path
ih'dinā l-ṣirāṭa l-mus'taqīm
1:7 ›
صِرَ ٰطَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ غَیۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّاۤلِّینَ ۝٧
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the path of those whom Thou hast blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray
ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā l-ḍālīn
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Surah
The Opening
Verses
7
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
1
Translations
69

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Prayer Guidance Mercy Worship

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