Chapter 1, 7 verses
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Im Namen Allahs, des Allerbarmers, des Barmherzigen.
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
(Alles) Lob gehört Allah, dem Herrn der Welten,
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
The Beneficent, the Merciful.
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
Master of the Day of Judgment,
dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
Dir allein dienen wir, und zu Dir allein flehen wir um Hilfe.
Guide us to the straight path -
Show us the straight path,
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
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 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!