Chapter 90, 20 verses
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I do call to witness this City; -
I swear by this city, Makkah -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
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?
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two highways?
And have shown him the two ways?
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
It is the freeing of a slave
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
An orphan of near relationship
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or a needy person 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.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Those are the companions of the right.
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 they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Over them will be fire closed in.