Chapter 91, 15 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
Bei der Sonne und ihrer Morgenhelle
By the sun and its brightness
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
und dem Mond, wenn er ihr folgt,
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
und dem Tag, wenn er sie erscheinen läßt,
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
und der Nacht, wenn sie sie überdeckt,
And [by] the night when it covers it
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
und dem Himmel und Dem, Der ihn aufgebaut hat,
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
und der Erde und Dem, Der sie ausgebreitet hat,
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
und einer (jeden) Seele und Dem, Der sie zurechtgeformt hat
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
und ihr dann ihre Sittenlosigkeit und ihre Gottesfurcht eingegeben hat!
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sie läutert,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).
und enttäuscht sein wird ja, wer sie verkümmern läßt.
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
Die Tamud erklärten in ihrer Auflehnung (die Botschaft) für Lüge,
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
als der Unseligste von ihnen sich erhob.
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"
Allahs Gesandter sagte zu ihnen: "(Achtet auf) Allahs Kamelstute und ihre Trinkzeit."
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
Sie aber bezichtigten ihn der Lüge, und so schnitten sie ihr die Sehnen durch. Da schmetterte ihr Herr sie für ihre Sünde nieder, und so ebnete Er über ihnen die Erde ein.
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
Und Er (Allah) fürchtet nicht die Folge davon.
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا