Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
Waalfajri
By the break of Day
By the dawn
und den zehn Nächten
Walayalin AAashrin
By the Nights twice five;
And [by] ten nights
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Waallayli itha yasri
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And [by] the night when it passes,
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
Irama thati alAAimadi
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
And increased therein the corruption.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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."
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."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored 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."
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!"
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
No! But you do not honor the orphan
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
And you love wealth with immense love.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord has come and the 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)?
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?
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
And enter among My [righteous] servants
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
Waodkhulee jannatee
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
And enter My Paradise."