Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I do call to witness this City; -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And you are free (from sin, and to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah).
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Verily, We have created man in toil.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Does he think that none can overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Does he think that none sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Have We not made for him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips?
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two highways?
And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
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 know the path that is steep?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) freeing a neck (slave)
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
To an orphan near of kin.
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or to a Miskin (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
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 became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of Paradise),
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
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.
But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ