Chapter 1, 7 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Im Namen Allahs, des Allerbarmers, des Barmherzigen.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
(Alles) Lob gehört Allah, dem Herrn der Welten,
The Beneficent, the Merciful.
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
Master of the Day of Judgment,
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Dir allein dienen wir, und zu Dir allein flehen wir um Hilfe.
Show us the straight path,
Guide us to the straight path -
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
den Weg derjenigen, denen Du Gunst erwiesen hast, nicht derjenigen, die (Deinen) Zorn erregt haben, und nicht der Irregehenden!