If ‘al-Hamdulillah’ means to praise and thank Allah for His bounties, therefore, the translation should mention Allah being thanked and praised or else we would be praising or thanking someone or something other than Allah. If Allah should be acknowledged first when being grateful for some fortune, then all the more so the translation should mention the word Allah or at least put the word ‘God’ for those who don’t know the word ‘Allah.’ In the translation, however, Allah is not mentioned, instead, ‘goodness’ is mentioned.
Hinihingi ni Allah mula sa kanyang marangal na Propeta na sabihin sa mga manunuyang Mushrikeen[2] na ang aking Panginoon na aking sinasamba, na kung saan ko kayo inaanyaya sa pagsamba sa Kanya, Siya ay ang Nag-iisa ang Natatangi, wala Siyang katambal at wala Siyang katulad, at walang katulad sa Kanyang Sarili at Kanyang katangian at sa Kanyang mga gawa.