Chapter 1, 7 verses
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Im Namen Allahs, des Allerbarmers, des Barmherzigen.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
(Alles) Lob gehört Allah, dem Herrn der Welten,
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
dem Allerbarmer, dem Barmherzigen,
The Beneficent, the Merciful.
Master of the Day of Judgment.
dem Herrscher am Tag des Gerichts.
Master of the Day of Judgment,
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Dir allein dienen wir, und zu Dir allein flehen wir um Hilfe.
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.
Show us the straight way,
Leite uns den geraden Weg,
Show us the straight path,
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not 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.