Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
Bei der Morgendämmerung
And the ten nights,
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
und den zehn Nächten
And the even and the odd,
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the night when it departs.
And by the night when it departs.
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
The like of which were not created in the land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
So they made great mischief therein?
And made therein much mischief.
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
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, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has 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."
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has 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."
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And you love wealth with much love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
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 will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that 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: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) 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,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
O soul that art at rest!
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
So enter among My servants,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter into My garden.
"And enter you My Paradise!"
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.