Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
I swear by the daybreak,
Bei der Morgendämmerung
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
By the Nights twice five;
And the ten nights,
und den zehn Nächten
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And the even and the odd,
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And the night when it departs.
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
So they made great mischief therein?
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors 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."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced 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."
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (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)?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O soul that art at rest!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
So enter among My servants,
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
And enter into My garden.
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى