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 -
I do call to witness this City; -
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 -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
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],
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
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.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
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?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And have shown him the two ways?
And shown him the two highways?
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
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?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
(It is) to free a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
And to feed in the day of hunger.
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
An orphan near of kin,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan of near relationship
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Or some poor wretch in misery,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
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.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Those are the companions of the right.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
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.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Fire will be an awning over them.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).