Chapter 87, 19 verses
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And Who brings out the pasturage,
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
And then makes it dark stubble.
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).