Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And thou art an indweller of this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Wawalidin wama walada
And the begetter and that which he begat,
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Does he think that no one sees him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Have We not given him two eyes,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
(It is) to free a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
And to feed in the day of hunger.
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
To an orphan, having relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
An orphan near of kin,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or some poor wretch in misery,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
These are the people of the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Their place will be on the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
On them is fire closed over.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Fire will be an awning over them.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.