Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
Nay! I swear by this city.
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
And you shall be made free from obligation in this city - -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
وَأَنتَ حِلٌّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
And the begetter and whom he begot.
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Certainly We have created man to be in distress.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ فِى كَبَدٍ
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Does he think that no one has power over him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
He shall say: I have wasted much wealth.
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Does he think that no one sees him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَن لَّمْ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Have We not given him two eyes,
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُۥ عَيْنَيْنِ
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips,
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ
And shown him the two highways?
And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
وَهَدَيْنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجْدَيْنِ
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
But he would not attempt the uphill road,
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
فَلَا ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلْعَقَبَةَ
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(It is) the setting free of a slave,
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or the giving of food in a day of hunger
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
أَوْ إِطْعَٰمٌ فِى يَوْمٍ ذِى مَسْغَبَةٍ
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
To an orphan, having relationship,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Or to the poor man lying in the dust.
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Then he is of those who believe and charge one another to show patience, and charge one another to show compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْمَرْحَمَةِ
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
These are the people of the right hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
And (as for) those who disbelieve in our communications, they are the people of the left hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
On them is fire closed over.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ