Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the night when it covers
Bei der Nacht, wenn sie (alles) überdeckt,
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] the day when it appears
und dem Tag, wenn er (in seiner Helligkeit) erscheint,
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
und Dem, Der das Männliche und das Weibliche erschaffen hat!
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Euer Bemühen ist wahrlich verschieden.
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Was nun jemanden angeht, der gibt und gottesfürchtig ist
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
und das Beste für wahr hält,
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
so werden Wir ihm den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Was aber jemanden angeht, der geizt und sich für unbedürftig hält
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And denies the best [reward],
und das Beste für Lüge erklärt,
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
so werden Wir ihm den Weg zum Schwereren leicht machen;
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
und was soll sein Besitz ihm nützen, wenn er sich ins Verderben stürzt?
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Uns obliegt wahrlich die Rechtleitung.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Und Uns gehört wahrlich das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
So habe Ich euch gewarnt vor einem Feuer, das lodert,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
dem nur der Unseligste ausgesetzt sein wird,
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
der (die Botschaft) für Lüge erklärt und sich abkehrt.
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Doch davon ferngehalten wird der Gottesfürchtigste werden,
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
der seinen Besitz hingibt, um sich zu läutern,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
und niemand hat bei ihm eine Gunst (anzurechnen), die vergolten werden müßte,
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
sondern (er handelt) im Trachten nach dem Angesicht seines höchsten Herrn.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he is going to be satisfied.
Und er wird wahrlich zufrieden sein.