بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. Begins every action with seeking Allah's help and mercy. The Basmalah is recited before every surah except Surah at-Tawbah (9).

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds. True praise belongs to Him alone, the Creator and Sustainer of all that exists — the world of humans, jinn, angels, animals, and all creation.

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

The Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful. His mercy encompasses all creation and is the reason we hope in Him. Ar-Raḥmān is vast, general to all; ar-Raḥīm is specific, for the believers.

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Master of the Day of Judgement. On that day, sovereignty belongs to Him alone — no one will speak except by His permission. «Whose is the kingdom this Day? Allah's, the One, the Supreme.»

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

You alone we worship, You alone we ask for help. The core of the surah — pure worship (tawḥīd) and total reliance on Allah (tawakkul). The «we» joins the worshipper to the Ummah.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

Guide us to the straight path. The most comprehensive duʿā — guidance in every matter of life and faith, to remain firm on Islam until death.

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ

The path of those You have blessed, not those who earned Your anger (the Jews, who knew but rejected), nor the astray (the Christians, who lost the truth entirely). Three groups: the blessed, the knowledgeable-rejecters, and the lost.