بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Chapter 90, 20 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you are free (from sin, and to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah).
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily, We have created man in toil.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that none can overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that none sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ عَيْنَيْنِ
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will make you know the path that is steep?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) freeing a neck (slave)
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To an orphan near of kin.
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to a Miskin (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Then he became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of Paradise),
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ