Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Who creates, then makes complete,
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),
Waallathee qaddara fahada
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
And Who brings forth herbage,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
Then makes it dried up, dust - colored.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
We will make you recite so you shall not forget,
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
He who fears will mind,
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Who shall enter the great fire;
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Then therein he shall neither live nor die.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
He indeed shall be who purifies himself,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Nay! you prefer the life of this world,
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
While the hereafter is better and more lasting.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.