Chapter 89, 30 verses
Waalfajri
By the break of Day
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Bei der Morgendämmerung
Walayalin AAashrin
By the Nights twice five;
And ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And the Even and the Odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
Waallayli itha yasri
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And the night when it departeth,
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
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
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
With many - columned Iram,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
The like of which was not created in the lands;
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) 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 Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
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
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured 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 trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated 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, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
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 ye encourage 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 ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And ye love wealth with inordinate 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 pounded to powder,
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 thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
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, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit 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 will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) 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
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
But ah! thou soul at peace!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
Waodkhulee jannatee
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Enter thou My Garden!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.