Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the dawn
I swear by the daybreak,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
Bei der Morgendämmerung
And [by] ten nights
And the ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
und den zehn Nächten
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And the even and the odd,
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And [by] the night when it passes,
And the night when it departs.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
And increased therein the corruption.
So they made great mischief therein?
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
Was nun den Menschen angeht, wenn sein Herr ihn prüft und ihn da(bei) freigebig behandelt und ihm ein wonnevolles Leben verschafft, so sagt er: "Mein Herr behandelt mich freigebig."
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
Was (ihn) aber angeht, wenn Er ihn prüft und ihm da(bei) seine Versorgung bemißt, so sagt er: "Mein Herr setzt mich der Schmach aus."
No! But you do not honor the orphan
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you love wealth with immense love.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
O soul that art at rest!
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
And enter among My [righteous] servants
So enter among My servants,
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter My Paradise."
And enter into My garden.
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.