Chapter 91, 15 verses
Bei der Sonne und ihrer Morgenhelle
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
und dem Mond, wenn er ihr folgt,
And the moon when it follows the sun,
By the Moon as she follows him;
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
und dem Tag, wenn er sie erscheinen läßt,
And the day when it shows it,
By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
und der Nacht, wenn sie sie überdeckt,
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
By the Night as it conceals it;
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
und dem Himmel und Dem, Der ihn aufgebaut hat,
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
und der Erde und Dem, Der sie ausgebreitet hat,
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
und einer (jeden) Seele und Dem, Der sie zurechtgeformt hat
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
und ihr dann ihre Sittenlosigkeit und ihre Gottesfurcht eingegeben hat!
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sie läutert,
He will indeed be who purifies it,
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
und enttäuscht sein wird ja, wer sie verkümmern läßt.
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
And he fails that corrupts it!
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Die Tamud erklärten in ihrer Auflehnung (die Botschaft) für Lüge,
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
als der Unseligste von ihnen sich erhob.
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Allahs Gesandter sagte zu ihnen: "(Achtet auf) Allahs Kamelstute und ihre Trinkzeit."
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
Sie aber bezichtigten ihn der Lüge, und so schnitten sie ihr die Sehnen durch. Da schmetterte ihr Herr sie für ihre Sünde nieder, und so ebnete Er über ihnen die Erde ein.
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Und Er (Allah) fürchtet nicht die Folge davon.
And He fears not its consequence.
And for Him is no fear of its consequences.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا