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