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Al Balad
Chapter 90, 20 verses
Yusuf Ali
Arabic
Deutsch
Shakir
Word by word
Yusuf Ali
I do call to witness this City; -
Arabic
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بهذا البلد
Deutsch
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
Shakir
Nay! I swear by this city.
Word by word
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Yusuf Ali
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
Arabic
وأنت حل بهذا البلد
Deutsch
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
Shakir
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
Word by word
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
Yusuf Ali
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
Arabic
ووالد وما ولد
Deutsch
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
Shakir
And the begetter and whom he begot.
Word by word
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Yusuf Ali
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Arabic
لقد خلقنا الإنسان في كبد
Deutsch
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Shakir
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Word by word
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Yusuf Ali
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Arabic
أيحسب أن لن يقدر عليه أحد
Deutsch
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Shakir
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
Yusuf Ali
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Arabic
يقول أهلكت مالا لبدا
Deutsch
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Shakir
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Word by word
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Yusuf Ali
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Arabic
أيحسب أن لم يره أحد
Deutsch
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Shakir
Does he think that no one sees him?
Word by word
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Yusuf Ali
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Arabic
ألم نجعل له عينين
Deutsch
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Shakir
Have We not given him two eyes,
Word by word
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
Yusuf Ali
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
Arabic
ولسانا وشفتين
Deutsch
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
Shakir
And a tongue and two lips,
Word by word
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
Yusuf Ali
And shown him the two highways?
Arabic
وهديناه النجدين
Deutsch
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
Shakir
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
Word by word
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
Yusuf Ali
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Arabic
فلا اقتحم العقبة
Deutsch
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
Shakir
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Word by word
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
Yusuf Ali
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Arabic
وما أدراك ما العقبة
Deutsch
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
Shakir
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Word by word
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
Yusuf Ali
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
Arabic
فك رقبة
Deutsch
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Shakir
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
Word by word
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Arabic
أو إطعام في يوم ذي مسغبة
Deutsch
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Shakir
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
Word by word
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Arabic
يتيما ذا مقربة
Deutsch
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Shakir
To an orphan, having relationship,
Word by word
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Arabic
أو مسكينا ذا متربة
Deutsch
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Shakir
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
Word by word
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Yusuf Ali
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Arabic
ثم كان من الذين آمنوا وتواصوا بالصبر وتواصوا بالمرحمة
Deutsch
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Shakir
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.