Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I do call to witness 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 a freeman 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 mystic ties of) parent and child; -
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
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."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
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,
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
And a tongue and two lips?
Walisanan washafatayni
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And have shown him the two ways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And shown him the two highways?
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
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 explain to thee the path that is steep? -
It is the freeing of a slave
Fakku raqabatin
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
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 privation
An orphan of near relationship
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Or a needy person in misery
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or to the indigent (down) 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 will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Those are the companions of the right.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Such are the Companions 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.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Over them will be fire closed in.
AAalayhim narun musadatun
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).