SURAH AL-FATIHA

B- with, ism- name, illah- Allah, hir Rahman-the extremely merciful, nir Raheem- the ever merciful;

Alhamdu- all praise, lillaahi- for Allah, Rabbil ‘aalameen- rab for worlds;

Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem- the extremely merciful the ever merciful;

Maaliki- Sovereign(the one with absolute power) , Yawmid — the day of, Deen- repayment.

Iyyaaka- you alone, na’budu- we worship, wa- and, lyyaaka- you alone, nasta’een- we seek help;

Ihdinas — you guide us, Siraatal — path, Mustaqeem- straight;

Siraatal — path, lazeena- of those who, an’amta ‘alaihim- you blessed, ghayril — not, maghdoobi ‘alaihim- those who have received warth(anger), wa-and, lad-daaalleen- those who gone astray.

Ayat 1&2

Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem-In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Rahim means womb( place to survive) Raheem also means continuously merciful.

Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen-[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds –

Hamd — sincere praise for someone deserving.

Hamd means expressing through the tongue.

Rab means Khaliq( creator) malik(owner) and mudabir( planner).

Alameen- all the creature. Alam also means a generation of people.

Ayat3&4-

Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem-The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Maaliki Yawmid-Deen- Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

Ayat5,6&7

Iyyaaka na’budu wa lyyaaka nasta’een-It is You we worship( action words intention ) and You we ask for help.

Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem-Guide us to the straight path –

Siraatal-lazeena an’amta ‘alaihim ghayril-maghdoobi ‘alaihim wa lad-daaalleen-The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger(jews) or of those who are astray(christian).