Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by this city -
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And thou art an indweller of this city -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And the begetter and that which he begat,
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
We verily have created man in an atmosphere:
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Thinketh he that none hath power over him ?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
And he saith: I have destroyed vast wealth:
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him ?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Did We not assign unto him two eyes
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And have shown him the two ways?
And guide him to the parting of the mountain ways ?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is) to free a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
And to feed in the day of hunger.
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
An orphan of near relationship
An orphan near of kin,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Or a needy person in misery
Or some poor wretch in misery,
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
And to be of those who believe and exhort one another to perseverance and exhort one another to pity.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Those are the companions of the right.
Their place will be on the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
But those who disbelieve Our revelations, their place will be on the left hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
Over them will be fire closed in.
Fire will be an awning over them.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.