In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who created and proportioned
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who measureth, then guideth;
And who destined and [then] guided
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And who brings out the pasture
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
And We will ease you toward ease.
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
He will heed who feareth,
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
But the most hapless will flout it,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
He who will be flung to the great Fire
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
He is who groweth,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
But ye prefer the life of the world
But you prefer the worldly life,
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.