Chapter 90, 20 verses
I swear by this city, Makkah -
I do call to witness this City; -
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Have We not made for him two eyes?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
And a tongue and two lips?
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And have shown him the two ways?
And shown him the two highways?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
It is the freeing of a slave
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
An orphan of near relationship
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Or a needy person in misery
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Those are the companions of the right.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
Over them will be fire closed in.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.