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1.  *     سورة الفاتحة بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم     swr+ alfatH+ bsm allh alrHmn alrHym     By God's Name, the Merciful, the Merciful/Most Merciful.     In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
 
2.  *     الحمد لله رب العالمين     alHmd llh rb al`almyn     The gratitude/thanks/praise to God, the creation's altogether's/(universe's) Lord.     Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
 
3.  *     الرحمن الرحيم     alrHmn alrHym     The merciful, the merciful/most merciful.     Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
 
4.  *     مالك يوم الدين     malk ywm aldyn     Owner/possessor (of) the Judgment Day/Resurrection Day.     Master of the Day of Judgment.
 
5.  *     اياك نعبد واياك نستعين     ayak n`bd wayak nst`yn     (Only) You we worship, and (only) You we seek help from.     Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
 
6.  *     اهدنا الصراط المستقيم     ahdna alSraT almstqym     Guide us (to) the way/road, the straight/direct.     Show us the straight way,
 
7.  *     صراط الذين انعمت عليهم غير المغضوب عليهم ولاالضالين     SraT alXyn an`mt `lyhm Gyr almGDwb `lyhm wlaalDalyn     (The) way/road (of) those You blessed on them, not (those) the angered on them, and nor the misguided.     The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.