Chapter 91, 15 verses
Bei der Sonne und ihrer Morgenhelle
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
und dem Mond, wenn er ihr folgt,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the moon when it follows the sun,
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
und dem Tag, wenn er sie erscheinen läßt,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the day when it shows it,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
und der Nacht, wenn sie sie überdeckt,
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
und dem Himmel und Dem, Der ihn aufgebaut hat,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
und der Erde und Dem, Der sie ausgebreitet hat,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
und einer (jeden) Seele und Dem, Der sie zurechtgeformt hat
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
und ihr dann ihre Sittenlosigkeit und ihre Gottesfurcht eingegeben hat!
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sie läutert,
Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).
He will indeed be who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
und enttäuscht sein wird ja, wer sie verkümmern läßt.
And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Die Tamud erklärten in ihrer Auflehnung (die Botschaft) für Lüge,
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
als der Unseligste von ihnen sich erhob.
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Allahs Gesandter sagte zu ihnen: "(Achtet auf) Allahs Kamelstute und ihre Trinkzeit."
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) 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.
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Und Er (Allah) fürchtet nicht die Folge davon.
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
And He fears not its consequence.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا