Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Bei der Morgendämmerung
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
And the ten nights,
And ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
And the even and the odd,
And the Even and the Odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And the night when it departs.
And the night when it departeth,
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
With many - columned Iram,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
The like of which was not created in the lands;
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
So they made great mischief therein?
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth 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."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth 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."
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And love wealth with abounding love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
O soul that art at rest!
But ah! thou soul at peace!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
So enter among My servants,
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
And enter into My garden.
Enter thou My Garden!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى