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Recite surah fatiha and the translation for each ayah.
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
1. I begin with Allah's Name, the All-merciful (al-Rahman), Whose Grace and Mercy cover every created being, the Ever-Merciful (al-Rahim), whose specific Mercy is enjoyed by the believers.
الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil alamin
2. All praises belong only to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (The Name Allah is a proper noun that refers to the Exalted Being and is believed to manifest all His Perfect qualities and attributes. And the word 'rabb' which we translated as 'Lord' has a much comprehensive meaning. It means `the Absolute Owner, Provider, Sustainer and Trainer'. This means God provided, and continues providing existence to us; He owns every element of our being; He provides us, out of His Mercy any perfection that He wants, and guides us at every step on our way to His nearness.)
الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Al Rahmanir Rahim
3. The All-merciful (al-Rahman), Whose Grace and Mercy covers every created being, the Ever-Merciful (al-Rahim), whose specific Mercy is enjoyed by the believers.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
Maliki yawmiddin
4. Owner of the Day of Judgment (and every existing being). (We must understand the fact that Allah's ownership is not relative or superficial, as is man's. His ownership is real and ontological (haqiqi and takwini): He has total control over all His creation, and can lay any kind of effect on any one of them. Therefore, every sort of knowledge, wisdom, wealth, treasure is His, and totally under His control. )
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in
5. You alone we worship, and from You alone we seek help.
اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ
Ihdinas siratal mustaqim
6. (O Allah) Guide us on the straight path.
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ
Siratal ladhina an'amta `alayhim ghayril maghdubi `alayhim walad dallin
7. The path of those on whom You have blessed; not of those who have earned Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.