Chapter 89, 30 verses
Bei der Morgendämmerung
By the dawn
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
und den zehn Nächten
And [by] ten nights
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And [by] the night when it passes,
And by the night when it departs.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
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)!
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
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 land?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And increased therein the corruption.
And made therein much mischief.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
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."
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured 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 and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
No! But you do not honor the orphan
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)!
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with immense love.
And you love wealth with much love.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
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 with the angels in rows.
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 will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
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 will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter among My [righteous] servants
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
And enter My Paradise."
"And enter you My Paradise!"