Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
Nay! I swear by this city.
I swear by this city, Makkah -
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And the begetter and whom he begot.
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one sees him?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not given him two eyes,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
And have shown him the two ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
It is the freeing of a slave
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To an orphan, having relationship,
An orphan of near relationship
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Or a needy person in misery
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
These are the people of the right hand.
Those are the companions of the right.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them is fire closed over.
Over them will be fire closed in.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ