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1.  *     In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.     In the name of god, the most gracious, The dispenser of grace:*     By God's Name, the Merciful, the Merciful/Most Merciful.     swr+ alfatH+ bsm allh alrHmn alrHym
 
2.  *     Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;     ALL PRAISE is due to God alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds,*     The gratitude/thanks/praise to God, the creation's altogether's/(universe's) Lord.     alHmd llh rb al`almyn
 
3.  *     Most Gracious, Most Merciful;     the Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace,     The merciful, the merciful/most merciful.     alrHmn alrHym
 
4.  *     Master of the Day of Judgment.     Lord of the Day of Judgment!     Owner/possessor (of) the Judgment Day/Resurrection Day.     malk ywm aldyn
 
5.  *     Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.     Thee alone do we worship; and unto Thee alone do we turn for aid.     (Only) You we worship, and (only) You we seek help from.     ayak n`bd wayak nst`yn
 
6.  *     Show us the straight way,     Guide us the straight way -     Guide us (to) the way/road, the straight/direct.     ahdna alSraT almstqym
 
7.  *     The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.     the way of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings, not of those who have been condemned [by Thee], nor of those who go astray!*     (The) way/road (of) those You blessed on them, not (those) the angered on them, and nor the misguided.     SraT alXyn an`mt `lyhm Gyr almGDwb `lyhm wlaalDalyn