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1. The Opening [7 verses]

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[1:1]
With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful.

[1:2]
Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.

[1:3]
the All-Merciful, the Very Merciful.

[1:4]
the Master of the Day of Requital.

[1:5]
You alone do we worship, and from You alone do we seek help.

[1:6]
Take us on the straight path.

[1:7]
the path of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.