Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Quran - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub

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ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

2. All praise [2] be to Allāh, Lord [3] of the worlds [4]. info

[2]. Reciting this chapter — Al-Fātiḥah (“The Opening”) — is an essential part of every Muslim prayer. It must be recited in every unit (rakʿah) of prayer, by both the one leading prayer and those following, for the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book."
[3]. There is no proper equivalent for Rabb in English language. "Rabb" [translated here as "Lord"] includes all of the following meanings: "creator, sustainer, provider, maintainer, owner, master, ruler, controller, and guardian.
[4]. I.e. the heavens, the earth and all that is within them and all that is between them.

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