I swear by this city, Makkah -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
Nay! I swear by this city.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
Nay! I swear by this city.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
ووالد وما ولد
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And the begetter and whom he begot.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
We have certainly created man into hardship.
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Does he think that no one has seen him?
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one sees him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Have We not made for him two eyes?
ألم نجعل له عينين
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not given him two eyes,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue and two lips?
ولسانا وشفتين
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips,
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And have shown him the two ways?
وهديناه النجدين
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
فلا اقتحم العقبة
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
وما أدراك ما العقبة
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
It is the freeing of a slave
فك رقبة
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
An orphan of near relationship
يتيما ذا مقربة
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To an orphan, having relationship,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or a needy person in misery
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Those are the companions of the right.
أولئك أصحاب الميمنة
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
These are the people of the right hand.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
والذين كفروا بآياتنا هم أصحاب المشأمة
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Over them will be fire closed in.
عليهم نار مؤصدة
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them is fire closed over.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ