Chapter 1, 7 verses
Im Namen Allahs, des Allerbarmers, des Barmherzigen.
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
(Alles) Lob gehört Allah, dem Herrn der Welten,
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Dir allein dienen wir, und zu Dir allein flehen wir um Hilfe.
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
Guide us to the straight path -
Show us the straight way,
den Weg derjenigen, denen Du Gunst erwiesen hast, nicht derjenigen, die (Deinen) Zorn erregt haben, und nicht der Irregehenden!
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.