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,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
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 hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who brings out the pasturage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then makes it dark stubble.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy 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),
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so 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.
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest 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 make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
Who will enter 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).
In which they will then 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,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
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 glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).
The Books of Abraham and Moses.