In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And Who brings out the pasturage,
وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And then makes it dark stubble.
فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.