Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I swear by this city, Makkah -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Wawalidin wama walada
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Does he think that no one sees him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Have We not given him two eyes,
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
And a tongue and two lips,
Walisanan washafatayni
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And have shown him the two ways?
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Fakku raqabatin
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
It is the freeing of a slave
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
To an orphan, having relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan of near relationship
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or a needy person in misery
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
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
These are the people of the right hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Those are the companions of the right.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
On them is fire closed over.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Over them will be fire closed in.