Chapter 91, 15 verses
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
Bei der Sonne und ihrer Morgenhelle
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
And the moon when it follows the sun,
und dem Mond, wenn er ihr folgt,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the day when it shows it,
und dem Tag, wenn er sie erscheinen läßt,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
und der Nacht, wenn sie sie überdeckt,
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
und dem Himmel und Dem, Der ihn aufgebaut hat,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
und der Erde und Dem, Der sie ausgebreitet hat,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
und einer (jeden) Seele und Dem, Der sie zurechtgeformt hat
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
und ihr dann ihre Sittenlosigkeit und ihre Gottesfurcht eingegeben hat!
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
He will indeed be who purifies it,
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sie läutert,
Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
und enttäuscht sein wird ja, wer sie verkümmern läßt.
And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
Die Tamud erklärten in ihrer Auflehnung (die Botschaft) für Lüge,
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
als der Unseligste von ihnen sich erhob.
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
Allahs Gesandter sagte zu ihnen: "(Achtet auf) Allahs Kamelstute und ihre Trinkzeit."
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
Sie aber bezichtigten ihn der Lüge, und so schnitten sie ihr die Sehnen durch. Da schmetterte ihr Herr sie für ihre Sünde nieder, und so ebnete Er über ihnen die Erde ein.
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
And He fears not its consequence.
Und Er (Allah) fürchtet nicht die Folge davon.
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.