Surah Al-Fatihah — Word by Word
الفاتحة
The Opener
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi
In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
al-ḥamdu lillahi rabbi l-ʿālamīna
[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -
al-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
māliki yawmi l-dīni
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
ih'dinā l-ṣirāṭa l-mus'taqīma
Guide us to the straight path -
ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā l-ḍālīna
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.