Al-Fatihaالْفَاتِحَة
Standing in direct address to Allah. Al-Fatiha is the seven oft-repeated verses (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4704). The Arabic here starts at 1:2; whether the Basmala (1:1) counts as a verse of Al-Fatiha differs between scholars. According to al-Qurtubi, al-Shafi'i held that it is a verse of Al-Fatiha, Malik that it is not, and Abu Hanifa and Ahmad that it is recited silently with it (see the Ta'awwudh & Tasmiyah section).
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
Al-hamdu lillahi Rabb il-'alamin. Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim. Maliki yawmid-din. Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in. Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim. Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dallin.
All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. You ˹alone˺ we worship and You ˹alone˺ we ask for help. Guide us along the Straight Path, the Path of those You have blessed—not those You are displeased with, or those who are astray.
Al-Fatiha is the mother of the Quran, the mother of the Book, and the seven oft-repeated verses.
الْحَمْدُ
Al-hamdu
All praise
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
is for Allah
رَبِّ
Rabbi
Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamin
of all worlds
الرَّحْمَٰنِ
ar-Rahmani
the Most Gracious
الرَّحِيمِ
ar-Rahim
the Most Merciful
مَالِكِ
Maliki
Master/Owner
يَوْمِ
yawmi
of the Day
الدِّينِ
ad-din
of Judgment
إِيَّاكَ
Iyyaka
You alone
نَعْبُدُ
na'budu
we worship
وَإِيَّاكَ
wa iyyaka
and You alone
نَسْتَعِينُ
nasta'in
we ask for help
اهْدِنَا
Ihdina
Guide us
الصِّرَاطَ
as-sirata
to the path
الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
al-mustaqim
the straight
صِرَاطَ
sirata
the path of
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those
أَنْعَمْتَ
an'amta
You have blessed
عَلَيْهِمْ
'alayhim
upon them
غَيْرِ
ghayri
not
الْمَغْضُوبِ
al-maghdubi
those who earned Your anger
عَلَيْهِمْ
'alayhim
upon them
وَلَا
wa la
and not
الضَّالِّينَ
ad-dallin
those who went astray