Chapter 89, 30 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والفجر
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
I swear by the daybreak,
Bei der Morgendämmerung
وليال عشر
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
And the ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
والشفع والوتر
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And the even and the odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
والليل إذا يسر
And by the night when it departs.
And the night when it departs.
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
ألم تر كيف فعل ربك بعاد
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
إرم ذات العماد
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
التي لم يخلق مثلها في البلاد
The like of which were not created in the land?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
وثمود الذين جابوا الصخر بالواد
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
وفرعون ذي الأوتاد
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
الذين طغوا في البلاد
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
فأكثروا فيها الفساد
And made therein much mischief.
So they made great mischief therein?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
فصب عليهم ربك سوط عذاب
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
إن ربك لبالمرصاد
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه ربه فأكرمه ونعمه فيقول ربي أكرمن
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
Was nun den Menschen angeht, wenn sein Herr ihn prüft und ihn da(bei) freigebig behandelt und ihm ein wonnevolles Leben verschafft, so sagt er: "Mein Herr behandelt mich freigebig."
وأما إذا ما ابتلاه فقدر عليه رزقه فيقول ربي أهانن
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
Was (ihn) aber angeht, wenn Er ihn prüft und ihm da(bei) seine Versorgung bemißt, so sagt er: "Mein Herr setzt mich der Schmach aus."
كلا ۖ بل لا تكرمون اليتيم
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
ولا تحاضون على طعام المسكين
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
وتأكلون التراث أكلا لما
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
وتحبون المال حبا جما
And you love wealth with much love.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
كلا إذا دكت الأرض دكا دكا
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
وجيء يومئذ بجهنم ۚ يومئذ يتذكر الإنسان وأنى له الذكرى
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
يقول يا ليتني قدمت لحياتي
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
فيومئذ لا يعذب عذابه أحد
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
ولا يوثق وثاقه أحد
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
يا أيتها النفس المطمئنة
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O soul that art at rest!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
ارجعي إلى ربك راضية مرضية
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
فادخلي في عبادي
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
So enter among My servants,
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
وادخلي جنتي
"And enter you My Paradise!"
And enter into My garden.
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.