بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE (1)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
ALL PRAISE is due to God alone, the Sustainer of all the worlds, (2)
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
the Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace, (3)
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
Lord of the Day of Judgment! (4)
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Thee alone do we worship; and unto Thee alone do we turn for aid. (5)
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Guide us the straight way – (6)
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
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! (7)
- Show22 us the straight way,
- 22 If we translate by the English word "guide," we shall have to say: "Guide us to and in the straight Way." For we may be wandering aimlessly, and the first step is to find the Way; and the second need is to keep in the Way: Our own wisdom may fail in either case. The straight Way is often the narrow Way, or the steep Way, which many people shun (90:11). By the world's perversity the straight Way is sometimes stigmatized and the crooked Way praised. How are we to judge? We must ask for Allah's guidance. With a little spiritual insight we shall see which are the people who walk in the light of Allah's grace, and which are those that walk in the darkness of Wrath. This also would help our judgement.
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Show us the straight way,
— Abdullah Yusuf Ali -
Show us the straight path,
— Marmaduke Pickthall -
Keep us on the right path.
— M. Habib Shakir -
Guide us to the Straight Way
— Taqiuddin Hilali and M. Mohsin Khan -
Guide us Thou unto the path straight
— Abdul-Majid Daryabadi -
Guide us to the Straight Path,
— Hasan Qaribullah and Ahmed Darwish -
Guide us to the Straight Path,
— Ayub Khan -
Guide us in the straight path,
— Sher Ali -
Guide us the straight way –
— Muhammad Asad -
Guide us in the straight path,
— Arthur Arberry -
Direct us on to the Straight Way,{{8}}
— Abu'l Ala Maududi