Surah # 1 - Al Fatihah

WHAT IS "SURAH AL FATIHAH"?

A surah is an Islamic word for chapter, and an ayah is an Islamic word for "verse". In English, the title Al Fatihah is often translated to "The Opening". Surah Al Fatihah is the first surah (chapter) in the Qu'ran, and it consists of seven ayahs (verses) that form a prayer for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's mercy and guidance, and express the believer's dependence on the lordship and mercy of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

WHY IS SURAH AL FATIHAH SO IMPORTANT TO LEARN?

Recitation of Surah Al Fatihah is considered a fard (obligatory) act during salat because: 

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa-sallam said: “Whoever offers a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Kitab (i.e., Al-Fatihah), it is defective” – he said so three times"                       [Narrated by Muslim]. 

So, without a proper recitation of Surah Al Fatihah a prayer (salaah) is defective, i.e invalid. So learning Surah Al Fatihah in arabic is very important. One should try and learn with meaning so that he or she connects with the Almighty Allah better and ponder upon the excellence and flawlessness of Allah's words.

♥( 1 ) بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيم

Verse 1
★Bismi ( بِسْمِ ) - In (the) name / naam se
★Allahi ( اللَّهِ ) -  (of) Allah / Allah (ke)
★Ar Rahman ( الرَّحْمَٰنِ ) - the Most Gracious / jo bahut maharbaan
★Ar Raheem ( الرَّحِيم ) - the Most Merciful / jo raham karne wala

• { In the name of Allah , the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.}
• { Allah ke naam se jo bahut maharbaan, raham karne wala hai }

♥( 2 ) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين

Verse 2
★Al hamdu ( الْحَمْدُ ) - all praises and thanks / tamaam tareefein
★Lillahi ( لِلَّهِ ) - (be) to Allah / Allah ke liye
★Rabbi ( رَبِّ ) - the Lord / Rabb
★Al aalmeen ( الْعَالَمِين ) - of the universe / tamaam jahaan

• { [All] praise is [due] to Allah , Lord of the worlds}
• { Tamaam tareefein Allah ke liye hai jo tamaam jaahano ka Rabb hai}

♥( 3 ) الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيم

Verse 3
★Ar Rahmaani ( الرَّحْمَٰنِ ) - the Most Gracious / jo bahut maharbaan
★Ar Raheem ( الرَّحِيم ) - the Most Merciful / raham karne wala

• { The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful}
• { Bahut maharbaan,  raham karne wala }

♥( 4 ) مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّين

Verse 4
★Maaliki ( مَالِكِ ) - (The) Master / maalik
★Yaumi ( يَوْمِ ) - (of the) day  / din
★Ad deen ( الدِّين ) - (of the) judgement / badlah

• { Sovereign of the Day of Recompense}
• { Badleh ke din ka maalik hai }

♥( 5 ) إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

Verse 5
★Iyyaka ( إِيَّاكَ ) -  You alone/ sirf teri hi
★Na'budu ( نَعْبُدُ ) - we worship / ibaadat karte hai
★Wa ( و ) - and / aur
★Iyyaka ( إِيَّاكَ ) - You alone / sirf tujhi se
★Nasta'een ( نَسْتَعِينُ ) -  we ask for help / hum madad chahte hai

• { It is You we worship and You we ask for help.}
• { Hum sirf teri hi ibaadat karte hai aur sirf tujhi se madad chahte hai}

♥( 6 ) اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيم

Verse 6
★Ihdina ( اهْدِنَا ) -  guide us / humein hidayat de
★As seerata ( الصِّرَاطَ ) - (to) the path / raasta
★Al mustaqeem ( الْمُسْتَقِيم ) - the straight / seedha

• { Guide us to the straight path }
• { Humein seedhay raaste ki hidayat de }

♥( 7 ) صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّين

Verse 7
★Seerata ( صِرَاطَ ) - (The) path / raasta
★Allazina ( الَّذِينَ ) - (of) those / un logo ka
★An'amta ( أَنْعَمْتَ ) -  You have bestowed (your) favors / tu ne inaam kiya
★Alaihim ( عَلَيْهِمْ ) - on them / un par
★Ghairi ( غَيْرِ ) - not (of) / na
★Al maghdhoobi ( الْمَغْضُوبِ ) - those who earned (your) wrath / ghazab kiya gaya
★Alaihim ( عَلَيْهِمْ ) - on themselves / un par
★Wa la ( وَلَا ) - and not / aur na
★Adh dhaal'leen ( الضَّالِّين ) - (of) those who go astray / jo gumrah huay

• { The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray}
• { Un logo ke raaste jin par tu ne inaam kiya, na unka jin par ghazab kiya gaya aur na unke jo gumrah huay }

Aameen!