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