Chapter 87, 19 verses
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who created and proportioned
Waallathee qaddara fahada
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who destined and [then] guided
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And who brings out the pasture
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will ease you toward ease.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who will enter the Great Fire,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Neither dying therein nor living.
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
But you prefer the worldly life,
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.