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سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٧

Surah Al-Fatihah: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

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Al-Fatihah 1

1 verse

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحٖیمِ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Bismi-llâhi-rraḥmâni-rraḥîm.

Verse 1

As I strive to read, understand, and live the Quran, I seek refuge in Allah, the Lord and God of the worlds, who is Rahman and Rahim, from Satan’s confusing my mind.

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Al-Fatihah 2

1 verse

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَم۪ينَۙ ۝٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

2Elḥamdü lillâhi rabbi-lʿâlemîn.

Verse 2

Allah, who created the worlds, established the order of all that He created, and is its Lord (Owner), is the only God worthy of thanks and praise.

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Al-Fatihah 3–4

2 verses

اَلرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِۙ ۝٣ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدّ۪ينِۜ ۝٤

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

3Erraḥmâni-rraḥîm.

Transliteration

4Mâliki yevmi-ddîn.

Verses 3–4

Allah, who is Rahman, is the One who endows all that He has created with blessings and who, through His mercy, is Rahim.

When the Day of Reckoning comes, He will call people to account for how the blessings He gave were used, and will give every human being the recompense he deserves.

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Al-Fatihah 5–7

3 verses

اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَع۪ينُۜ ۝٥ اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَق۪يمَۙ ۝٦ صِرَاطَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْۙ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّٓالّ۪ينَ ۝٧

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

5İyyâke naʿbüdü veiyyâke nesteʿîn.

Transliteration

6İhdine-ṣṣirâṭa-lmüsteḳîm.

Transliteration

7Ṣirâṭa-lleẕîne enʿamte ʿaleyhim gayri-lmagḍûbi ʿaleyhim vele-ḍḍâllîn.

Verses 5–7

Our Lord! We obey You alone and follow Your call. And so we worship You alone and ask You alone for help.

Increase our efforts to attain the blessing of guidance (the right path), which is the reason for our creation, and lead us, too, onto the path of the God-conscious (muttaqin) who came before us. We seek refuge in You from following the path of those who turn away from Your call and deserve Your punishment.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Al-Muddaththir, and after it Al-Masad . All surahs in order of revelation