Quran 1:1

Bismillah

Verse 1 of 7 in Surah Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة), chapter 1 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

The Basmala, with which every surah but At-Tawbah begins.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

EnglishSaheeh International: In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அளவற்ற அருளாளன், நிகரற்ற அன்பாளன், அல்லாஹ்வின் பெயரால்! (தொடங்குகிறேன்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center: අපරිමිත දයාන්විත අසමසම කරුණාන්විත වූ අල්ලාහ්ගේ නාමයෙනි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: شروع کرتا ہوں اللہ تعالیٰ کے نام سے جو بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم واﻻ ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 慈悲あまねく慈愛深きアッラーの御名において。
ChineseMa Jian: 奉至仁至慈的真主之名

Tafsir of 1:1

Introduction to Fatihah Which was revealed in Makkah The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names This Surah is called - Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun. - It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of the scholars. In an authentic Hadith recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Sahih, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبَ الْعَالَمِينَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil-`Alamin is the Mother of the Qur'an, the Mother of the Book, and the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Qur'an.It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salah, because the Prophet ﷺ said that his Lord said, قَسَمْتُ الصَّلَاةَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَبْدِي نِصْفَيْنِ، فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ:الْحَمْدُ للهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قَالَ اللهُ: حَمِدَنِي عَبْدِي The prayer (i.e., Al-Fatihah) is divided into two halves between Me and My servants. When the servant says, `All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of existence,' Allah says, 'My servant has praised Me.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)