Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Bei der Morgendämmerung
And the ten nights,
And ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
And the even and the odd,
And the Even and the Odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the night when it departs.
And the night when it departeth,
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
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?
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,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
With many - columned Iram,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
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?
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?
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
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
So they made great mischief therein?
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
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.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
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."
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."
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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,
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)?
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!"
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,
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.
O soul that art at rest!
But ah! thou soul at peace!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
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.
So enter among My servants,
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter into My garden.
Enter thou My Garden!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.