Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
I swear by this city, Makkah -
I do call to witness this City; -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art an indweller of this city -
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And the begetter and that which he begat,
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
And have shown him the two ways?
And shown him the two highways?
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) to free a slave,
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
And to feed in the day of hunger.
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan near of kin,
An orphan of near relationship
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Those are the companions of the right.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Fire will be an awning over them.
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).