Chapter 1, 7 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Im Namen Allahs, des Allerbarmers, des Barmherzigen.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
(Alles) Lob gehört Allah, dem Herrn der Welten,
All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
The Beneficent, the Merciful.
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Master of the Day of Judgment,
dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.
The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
Dir allein dienen wir, und zu Dir allein flehen wir um Hilfe.
You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).
Show us the straight path,
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
Guide us to the Straight Way.
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
den Weg derjenigen, denen Du Gunst erwiesen hast, nicht derjenigen, die (Deinen) Zorn erregt haben, und nicht der Irregehenden!
The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace , not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (i.e. those who knew the Truth, but did not follow it) nor of those who went astray (i.e. those who did not follow the Truth out of ignorance and error). ,