Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nay! I swear by this city.
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art an indweller of this city -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And the begetter and whom he begot.
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And the begetter and that which he begat,
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Does he think that no one sees him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Have We not given him two eyes,
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips,
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) to free a slave,
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
And to feed in the day of hunger.
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
To an orphan, having relationship,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan near of kin,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or some poor wretch in misery,
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
These are the people of the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Their place will be on the right hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
On them is fire closed over.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Fire will be an awning over them.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ