Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Waalfajri
By the break of Day
und den zehn Nächten
And ten nights,
Walayalin AAashrin
By the Nights twice five;
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the Even and the Odd,
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
By the even and odd (contrasted);
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And the night when it departeth,
Waallayli itha yasri
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
With many - columned Iram,
Irama thati alAAimadi
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which was not created in the lands;
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Was nun den Menschen angeht, wenn sein Herr ihn prüft und ihn da(bei) freigebig behandelt und ihm ein wonnevolles Leben verschafft, so sagt er: "Mein Herr behandelt mich freigebig."
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Was (ihn) aber angeht, wenn Er ihn prüft und ihm da(bei) seine Versorgung bemißt, so sagt er: "Mein Herr setzt mich der Schmach aus."
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And love wealth with abounding love.
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
But ah! thou soul at peace!
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
Enter thou My Garden!
Waodkhulee jannatee
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!