Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
By the dawn
und den zehn Nächten
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
And [by] ten nights
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And by the night when it departs.
And [by] the night when it passes,
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which were not created in the land?
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And made therein much mischief.
And increased therein the corruption.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
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."
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has 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."
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has 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
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
No! But you do not honor the orphan
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (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.
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with much love.
And you love wealth with immense love.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
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)?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail 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!"
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my 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,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
And enter among My [righteous] servants
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
"And enter you My Paradise!"
And enter My Paradise."