Chapter 89, 30 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
By the break of Day
Bei der Morgendämmerung
By the dawn
And ten nights,
By the Nights twice five;
und den zehn Nächten
And [by] ten nights
And the Even and the Odd,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And the night when it departeth,
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And [by] the night when it passes,
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
With many - columned Iram,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
The like of which was not created in the lands;
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And increased therein the corruption.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Was nun den Menschen angeht, wenn sein Herr ihn prüft und ihn da(bei) freigebig behandelt und ihm ein wonnevolles Leben verschafft, so sagt er: "Mein Herr behandelt mich freigebig."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Was (ihn) aber angeht, wenn Er ihn prüft und ihm da(bei) seine Versorgung bemißt, so sagt er: "Mein Herr setzt mich der Schmach aus."
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
No! But you do not honor the orphan
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And love wealth with abounding love.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with immense love.
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
None bindeth as He then will bind.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
But ah! thou soul at peace!
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Enter thou among My bondmen!
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter among My [righteous] servants
Enter thou My Garden!
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter My Paradise."