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,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who created and proportioned
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).
And who destined and [then] guided
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who brings out the pasturage,
And who brings out the pasture
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then makes it dark stubble.
And [then] makes it black 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 will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will 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.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what 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 will ease you toward ease.
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But the wretched one will avoid 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 [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Neither dying therein nor living.
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
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 mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But you prefer the worldly life,
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.