Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I do call to witness this City; -
Nay! I swear by this city.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And the begetter and whom he begot.
And the begetter and that which he begat,
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Does he think that no one sees him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Have We not given him two eyes,
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips,
And a tongue and two lips,
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two highways?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
(It is) to free a slave,
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
And to feed in the day of hunger.
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
To an orphan, having relationship,
An orphan near of kin,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
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.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show 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.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
These are the people of the right hand.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
On them is fire closed over.
Fire will be an awning over them.