Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
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 you shall be made free from obligation in 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 whom he begot.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
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?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one sees him?
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not given 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 pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
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?
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
It is the freeing of a slave
Fakku raqabatin
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
An orphan of near relationship
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To an orphan, having relationship,
Or a needy person in misery
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
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.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Those are the companions of the right.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
These are the people of 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.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Over them will be fire closed in.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them is fire closed over.