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The Opening

\"In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate".

Praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds,

The Merciful One, the Compassionate One,

Master of the Day of Doom.

Thee alone we serve, to Thee alone we cry for help.

Guide us in the straight path

The path of them Thou hast blessed.

Not of those with whom Thou art angry

Nor of those who go astray.

The Fattia, the "Lord's Prayer" of Islam, is the opening "sra" of the Qur'n. It is recited for each new beginning.