Surah Al-Fatiha for kids

Surah

1

Verses

7

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Opener

1. 1

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

   In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

   Word by word

   • بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
   • ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
   • ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
   • ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
2. 2

   ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

   al-ḥamdu lillahi rabbi l-ʿālamīna

   [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Lord of the worlds -

   Word by word

   • ٱلْحَمْدُal-ḥamduAll praises and thanks
   • لِلَّهِlillahi(be) to Allah
   • رَبِّrabbithe Lord
   • ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīnaof the universe
3. 3

   ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   al-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

   The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

   Word by word

   • ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِal-raḥmāniThe Most Gracious
   • ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful
4. 4

   مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

   māliki yawmi l-dīni

   Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

   Word by word

   • مَـٰلِكِmāliki(The) Master
   • يَوْمِyawmi(of the) Day
   • ٱلدِّينِl-dīni(of the) Judgment
5. 5

   إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

   iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu

   It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

   Word by word

   • إِيَّاكَiyyākaYou Alone
   • نَعْبُدُnaʿbuduwe worship
   • وَإِيَّاكَwa-iyyākaand You Alone
   • نَسْتَعِينُnastaʿīnuwe ask for help
6. 6

   ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

   ih'dinā l-ṣirāṭa l-mus'taqīma

   Guide us to the straight path -

   Word by word

   • ٱهْدِنَاih'dināGuide us
   • ٱلصِّرَٰطَl-ṣirāṭa(to) the path
   • ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَl-mus'taqīmathe straight
7. 7

   صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

   ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā l-ḍālīna

   The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

   Word by word

   • صِرَٰطَṣirāṭa(The) path
   • ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those
   • أَنْعَمْتَanʿamtaYou have bestowed (Your) Favors
   • عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon them
   • غَيْرِghayrinot (of)
   • ٱلْمَغْضُوبِl-maghḍūbithose who earned (Your) wrath
   • عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon themselves
   • وَلَاwalāand not
   • ٱلضَّآلِّينَl-ḍālīna(of) those who go astray

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.