Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة)
Chapter 1 · The Opening · Juz 1
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Quran 1:5 — Surah Al-Fatihah
This is verse 5 of 7 in Surah Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة), meaning “The Opening”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 1 (Part 1) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Fatihah is the 1st chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 7 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Guide us to the straight path -
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.