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