Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the dawn
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
Bei der Morgendämmerung
And [by] ten nights
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
und den zehn Nächten
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And [by] the night when it passes,
And by the night when it departs.
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
(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 land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
And increased therein the corruption.
And made therein much mischief.
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
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."
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
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 by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
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 treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you love wealth with immense love.
And you love wealth with much love.
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 ground to powder.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
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 will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
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 will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
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,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
And enter among My [righteous] servants
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
And enter My Paradise."
"And enter you My Paradise!"
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.