Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
By the dawn
I swear by the daybreak,
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
und den zehn Nächten
And [by] ten nights
And the ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And the even and the odd,
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And [by] the night when it passes,
And the night when it departs.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And increased therein the corruption.
So they made great mischief therein?
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
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."
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."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
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 and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
No! But you do not honor the orphan
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with immense love.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
O soul that art at rest!
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter among My [righteous] servants
So enter among My servants,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter My Paradise."
And enter into My garden.
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى