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