In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord 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 thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who createth, then disposeth;
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who created and proportioned
Who measureth, then guideth;
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And who destined and [then] guided
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And who brings out the pasture
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
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
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt 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 as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is 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 it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
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 give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
He will heed who feareth,
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
But the most hapless will flout it,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
He who will be flung to the great Fire
Who will 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.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Neither dying therein nor living.
He is who groweth,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
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 glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
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 (behold), ye 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.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.