Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
I swear by the daybreak,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
und den zehn Nächten
And the ten nights,
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the even and the odd,
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And the night when it departs.
And by the night when it departs.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
The like of which were not created in the land?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
So they made great mischief therein?
And made therein much mischief.
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
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."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
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 when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And you love wealth with much love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
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 made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
O soul that art at rest!
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
So enter among My servants,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter into My garden.
"And enter you My Paradise!"
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى