Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I swear by this city, Makkah -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue and two lips,
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And have shown him the two ways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is) to free a slave,
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
And to feed in the day of hunger.
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan of near relationship
An orphan near of kin,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or a needy person in misery
Or some poor wretch in misery,
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Those are the companions of the right.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Over them will be fire closed in.
Fire will be an awning over them.