The Opening
1. In the name of God, the Benevolent, the Merciful
2. Praise is proper to God, Lord of the universe,
3. the Benevolent, the Merciful,
4. Ruler of the Day of Requital.
5. It is You we serve, to You we turn for help.
6. Show us the straight path,
7. the path of those You have favored, not of those who are objects of anger, nor of those who wander astray.