Surah Al-Fatiha 1:5 — translation and meaning
الفاتحة · Verse 5 / 7 · Page 1
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
Word by Word
إِيَّاكَ
iyyaka
You Alone
نَعْبُدُ
na'budu
we worship
وَإِيَّاكَ
wa-iyyaka
and You Alone
نَسْتَعِينُ
nasta'inu
we ask for help
Transliteration
Iyyaaka na'budu wa lyyaaka nasta'een
Translation
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
We worship and obey none except You; we associate no one with You, and from You alone do we ask for help in all our affairs. All goodness is in Your hand, and there is no helper except You.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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