Quran 1:3

Surah Al-Fatihah, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 7 in Surah Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة), chapter 1 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

EnglishSaheeh International: The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (அவன்) அளவற்ற அருளாளன், நிகரற்ற அன்புடையோன்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: අපරිමිත දයාන්විතය අසමසම කරුණාන්විත ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم کرنے واﻻ۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 慈悲あまねく慈愛深き御方，
ChineseMa Jian: 至仁至慈的主，

Tafsir of 1:3

Allah said next, الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious), Ar-Rahim (the Most Merciful)) We explained these Names in the Basmalah. Al-Qurtubi said, "Allah has described Himself by `Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim' after saying `the Lord of the Alamin', so His statement here includes a warning, and then an encouragement. Similarly, Allah said, نَبِّىءْ عِبَادِى أَنِّى أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ - وَأَنَّ عَذَابِى هُوَ ٱلْعَذَابُ ٱلْأَلِيمُ (Declare (O Muhammad ﷺ) unto My servants, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. And that My torment is indeed the most painful torment.) (15:49-50) Allah said, إِنَّ رَبَّكَ سَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (Surely, your Lord is swift in retribution, and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (6:165) Hence, Rabb contains a warning while Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim encourages.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)