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 do call to witness this City; -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And thou art an indweller of this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And the begetter and that which he begat,
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two highways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is) to free a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
And to feed in the day of hunger.
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
An orphan near of kin,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or some poor wretch in misery,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
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.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Their place will be on the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
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 those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Fire will be an awning over them.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ