Sura Fatihah

Chapter (1) sūrat l-fātiḥah (The Opening)

Transliteration	bismi allahi alrrahmani alrraheemi
1. Yusuf Ali	In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
2. Saheeh International	In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
3. Shakir	In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
4. Daryabadi	In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
5.Wahiduddin Khan	In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
6. Pickthall	In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
7. Muhammad Sarwar	In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
8. Mohsin Khan	In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
9. Arberry	In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Name

This Surah is named Al-Fatiha because of its subject-matter. Fatihah is that which opens a subject or a book or any other thing. In other words, Al-Fatihah is a sort of preface.

Verses

This Surah has a total of 7 verses.

Period of Revelation

It is one of the very earliest Revelations to the Holy Prophet. As a matter of fact, we learn from authentic Traditions that it was the first complete Surah which was revealed to Muhammed (PBUH). Before this, only a few miscellaneous verses were revealed which form parts of Surah Alaq, Muzzammil, Muddathir, etc.

Theme

This Surah is in fact a prayer which Allah has taught to all those who want to make a study of his book. It has been placed at the very beginning of the book to teach this lesson to the reader: if you sincerely want to benefit from the Quran, you should offer this prayer to the Lord of the Universe. This preface is meant to create a strong desire in the heart of the reader to seek guidance from the Lord of the Universe, who alone can grant it. Thus Al-Fatiha indirectly teaches that the best thing for a man is to pray for guidance to the straight path, to study the Quran with the mental attitude of a seeker-after-truth and to recognize the fact that the Lord of the Universe is the source of all knowledge. He should, therefore, begin the study of the Quran with a prayer to him for guidance. From this theme, it becomes clear that the real relation between Al-Fatiha and the Quran is not that of an introduction to a book but that of a prayer and its answer. Al-Fatiha is the prayer from the servant and the Quran is the answer from the the Master to his prayer. The servant prays to Allah to show him guidance and the Master places the whole of the Quran before him in answer to his prayer, as if to say, "This is the Guidance you begged from Me."

Transliteration	alhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameena
1. Yusuf Ali	Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
2. Saheeh International	[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
3. Shakir	All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
4. Daryabadi	All praise unto Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.
5. Wahiduddin Khan	All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe;
6. Pickthall	Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
7. Muhammad Sarwar	All praise belongs to God, Lord of the Universe,
8. Mohsin Khan	All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
9. Arberry	Praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being,

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Transliteration	alrrahmani alrraheemi
1.Yusuf Ali	Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
2.Saheeh International	The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
3.Shakir	The Beneficent, the Merciful.
4.Daryabadi	The Compassionate, the Merciful.
5.Wahiduddin Khan	the Beneficent, the Merciful.
6.Pickthall	The Beneficent, the Merciful.
7.Muhammad Sarwar	the Beneficent, the Merciful
8.Mohsin Khan	The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
9.Arberry	the All-merciful, the All-compassionate,

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Transliteration	maliki yawmi alddeeni
1.Yusuf Ali	Master of the Day of Judgment.
2.Saheeh International	Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
3.Shakir	Master of the Day of Judgment.
4.Daryabadi	Sovereign of the Day of Requital.
5.Wahiduddin Khan	Lord of the Day of Judgement.
6. Pickthall	Master of the Day of Judgment,
7. Muhammad Sarwar	and Master of the Day of Judgment
8. Mohsin Khan	The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)
9. Arberry	the Master of the Day of Doom.

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Transliteration	iyyaka naAAbudu waiyyaka nastaAAeenu
1.Yusuf Ali	Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
2.Saheeh International	It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
3.Shakir	Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.
4.Daryabadi	Thee alone do we worship and of Thee alone do we seek help,
5.Wahiduddin Khan	You alone we worship, and to You alone we turn for help.
6. Pickthall	Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
7. Muhammad Sarwar	(Lord), You alone We do worship and from You alone we do seek assistance
8. Mohsin Khan	You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).
9. Arberry	only we serve; to Thee alone we pray for succour.

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Transliteration	ihdina alssirata almustaqeema
1.Yusuf Ali	Show us the straight way,
2.Saheeh International	Guide us to the straight path -
3.Shakir	Keep us on the right path.
4.Daryabadi	Guide us Thou unto the path straight
5.Wahiduddin Khan	Guide us to the straight path,
6.Pickthall	Show us the straight path,
7.Muhammad Sarwar	(Lord), guide us to the right path,
8.Mohsin Khan	Guide us to the Straight Way
9.Arberry	Guide us in the straight path,

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/

Transliteration	sirata allatheena anAAamta AAalayhim ghayri almaghdoobi AAalayhim wala alddalleena
1.Yusuf Ali	The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
2.Saheeh International	The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
3.Shakir	The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray.
4.Daryabadi	The path of those whom Thou hast favoured. Not of those on whom is indignation brought down, nor of the astray.
5.Wahiduddin Khan	the path of those You have blessed; not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.
6.Pickthall	The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray
7.Muhammad Sarwar	the path of those to whom You have granted blessings, those who are neither subject to Your anger nor have gone astray
8.Mohsin Khan	The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), nor of those who went astray (such as the Christians).
9.Arberry	the path of those whom Thou hast blessed, not of those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of those who are astray.

Source: a) http://beta.quran.com/en

                2) http://corpus.quran.com/