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And mention the Name of your Rabb, that is, say, bi'smi'llāhi'l-rahmāni'l-rahīm, 'In the name of Allah, al-Rahmān, al- Rahīm (the Compassionate, the Merciful)', to begin your recitation, and devote yourself [exclusively] to Him with complete devotion (tabtīlan is the verbal noun from batala, used here [instead of tabattulan] in order to concord with the end-rhyme of the verses) for he [the Prophet] is obliged to devote himself to Allahu ta’ālā.