Chapter 87, 19 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who createth, then disposeth;
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).
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
Who measureth, then guideth;
And Who brings out the pasturage,
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
And then makes it dark stubble.
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
He will heed who feareth,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But the most hapless will flout it,
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
He who will be flung to the great Fire
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
He is who groweth,
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
But ye prefer the life of the world
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.