Chapter 89, 30 verses
Waalfajri
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Bei der Morgendämmerung
I swear by the daybreak,
Walayalin AAashrin
And ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
And the ten nights,
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And the Even and the Odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the even and the odd,
Waallayli itha yasri
And the night when it departeth,
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And the night when it departs.
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Irama thati alAAimadi
With many - columned Iram,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which was not created in the lands;
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
So they made great mischief therein?
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth 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."
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.
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth 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."
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And love wealth with abounding love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the 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)?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
None bindeth as He then will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
But ah! thou soul at peace!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
O soul that art at rest!
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
So enter among My servants,
Waodkhulee jannatee
Enter thou My Garden!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter into My garden.