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 Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
[All] praise is [due] 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 Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
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)
It is You we worship and You 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).
Guide us to the straight path -
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
Guide us to the Straight Way.
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 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). ,