Surah 1 · 7 verses · 29 words
Surah Al-Fatiha word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Al-Fatiha, “The Opening”, is the first surah of the Quran. Muslims recite it in every rakʿah of every prayer, so it is the best place to start understanding the Quran.
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سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ١
1. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٢
2. All praise is for Allah, Lord of all the worlds.
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ٣
3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٤
4. Master of the Day of Judgement.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٥
5. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ٦
6. Guide us to the straight path,
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ٧
7. the path of those You have blessed, not of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray.
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