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