Chapter 87, 19 verses
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who createth, then disposeth;
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
Who measureth, then guideth;
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who brings out the pasturage,
Who bringeth forth the pasturage,
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then makes it dark stubble.
Then turneth it to russet stubble.
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
He will heed who feareth,
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But the most hapless will flout it,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
He who will be flung to the great Fire
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Wherein he will neither die nor live.
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
He is who groweth,
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But ye prefer the life of the world
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Lo! This is in the former scrolls.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The Books of Abraham and Moses.