Chapter 90, 20 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I swear by this city, Makkah -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
And thou art an indweller of this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And the begetter and that which he begat,
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Wawalidin wama walada
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
Walisanan washafatayni
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And have shown him the two ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
(It is) to free a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
It is the freeing of a slave
Fakku raqabatin
And to feed in the day of hunger.
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
An orphan near of kin,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan of near relationship
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
Or some poor wretch in misery,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or a needy person in misery
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Their place will be on the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Those are the companions of the right.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
Fire will be an awning over them.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Over them will be fire closed in.
AAalayhim narun musadatun