Surah Al-Fatiha - English Translation by Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of God, The Merciful, The Compassionate
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 1
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
The Praise belongs to God, Lord of the worlds
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 2
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The Merciful, The Compassionate
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 3
مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
One Who is Sovereign of the Day of Judgment
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 4
إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ
Thee alone we worship and to Thee alone we pray for help
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 5
ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
Guide us on the straight path
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 6
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
the path of those to whom Thou wert gracious, not the ones against whom Thou art angry, nor the ones who go astray
Surah Al-Fatiha, Verse 7