Surah “The Opening”

as rendered by Thomas Cleary — 7 verses

1:1
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
1:2
Praise is proper to God, the Lord of the universe
1:3
the Beneficent, the Merciful
1:4
Ruler of the Day of Requital
1:5
It is You we Serve, it is You we turn for help
1:6
Show us the Straight Path
1:7
the path of those You have favored, not who are objects of anger, nor of those who wander astray