Surah Al-Fatiha 1:2 — translation and meaning

الفاتحة · Verse 2 / 7 · Page 1

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Word by Word

الْحَمْدُ
al-hamdu
All praises and thanks
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
(the) Lord
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of all) the worlds

Transliteration

Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil 'aalameen

Translation

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

All praise belongs to Allah with regards to His essence, attributes and actions, because He is the Creator of everything. Everything belongs to Him and He is the disposer of their affairs; blessing individuals specifically and humans in general.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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