Chapter 87, 19 verses
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Who created and proportioned
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who creates, then makes complete,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
And who destined and [then] guided
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And who brings out the pasture
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And Who brings forth herbage,
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And [then] makes it black stubble.
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
And We will ease you toward ease.
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
He who fears will mind,
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
Who shall enter the great fire;
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Neither dying therein nor living.
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
In which they will then neither die nor live.
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
But you prefer the worldly life,
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
The Books of Abraham and Moses.