In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who creates, then makes complete,
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who created and proportioned
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And who destined and [then] guided
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who brings forth herbage,
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And who brings out the pasture
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will ease you toward ease.
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
He will heed who feareth,
He who fears will mind,
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
But the most hapless will flout it,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who shall enter the great fire;
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Neither dying therein nor living.
He is who groweth,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
But ye prefer the life of the world
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
But you prefer the worldly life,
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.