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Surah Al-Fatihah: word by word, transliteration and English translation

Surah 1 · الفاتحة · The Opener · 7 verses · 29 words

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Verse 1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
  2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
  4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 2

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Transliteration al-ḥamdu lillahi rabbi l-ʿālamīna

English [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -

  1. ٱلْحَمْدُal-ḥamduAll praises and thanks
  2. لِلَّهِlillahi(be) to Allah
  3. رَبِّrabbithe Lord
  4. ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnaof the universe

Verse 3

ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration al-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

  1. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِal-raḥmāniThe Most Gracious
  2. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

Verse 4

مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Transliteration māliki yawmi l-dīni

English Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

  1. مَـٰلِكِmāliki(The) Master
  2. يَوْمِyawmi(of the) Day
  3. ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of the) Judgment

Verse 5

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

Transliteration iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu

English It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

  1. إِيَّاكَiyyākaYou Alone
  2. نَعْبُدُnaʿbuduwe worship
  3. وَإِيَّاكَwa-iyyākaand You Alone
  4. نَسْتَعِينُnastaʿīnuwe ask for help

Verse 6

ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

Transliteration ih'dinā l-ṣirāṭa l-mus'taqīma

English Guide us to the straight path -

  1. ٱهْدِنَاih'dināGuide us
  2. ٱلصِّرَٰطَl-ṣirāṭa(to) the path
  3. ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَl-mus'taqīmathe straight

Verse 7

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Transliteration ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā l-ḍālīna

English The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

  1. صِرَٰطَṣirāṭa(The) path
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those
  3. أَنْعَمْتَanʿamtaYou have bestowed (Your) Favors
  4. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon them
  5. غَيْرِghayrinot (of)
  6. ٱلْمَغْضُوبِl-maghḍūbithose who earned (Your) wrath
  7. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon themselves
  8. وَلَاwalāand not
  9. ٱلضَّآلِّينَl-ḍālīna(of) those who go astray

Word by word and transliteration: Quran.com. English translation: Saheeh International. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, from EveryAyah.com. MyDugsi is a learning aid, not a replacement for a qualified teacher.