Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
La oqsimu bihatha albaladi
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by this city (Makkah);
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
Waanta hillun bihatha albaladi
And you are free (from sin, and to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this city (Makkah).
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
Wawalidin wama walada
And by the begetter (i.e. Adam عليه السلام) and that which he begot (i.e. his progeny).
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Laqad khalaqna alinsana fee kabadin
Verily, We have created man in toil.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Ayahsabu an lan yaqdira AAalayhi ahadun
Does he think that none can overcome him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Yaqoolu ahlaktu malan lubadan
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Ayahsabu an lam yarahu ahadun
Does he think that none sees him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Alam najAAal lahu AAaynayni
Have We not made for him two eyes,
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
Walisanan washafatayni
And a tongue and two lips?
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And shown him the two highways?
Wahadaynahu alnnajdayni
And shown him the two ways (good and evil)?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Fala iqtahama alAAaqabata
But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep (i.e. the path which will lead to goodness and success).
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu
And what will make you know the path that is steep?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
Fakku raqabatin
(It is) freeing a neck (slave)
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Aw itAAamun fee yawmin thee masghabatin
Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
Yateeman tha maqrabatin
To an orphan near of kin.
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
Aw miskeenan tha matrabatin
Or to a Miskin (poor) cleaving to dust (out of misery).
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Thumma kana mina allatheena amanoo watawasaw bialssabri watawasaw bialmarhamati
Then he became one of those who believed (in the Islamic Monotheism) and recommended one another to perseverance and patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Olaika ashabu almaymanati
They are those on the Right Hand (i.e. the dwellers of Paradise),
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Waallatheena kafaroo biayatina hum ashabu almashamati
But those who disbelieved in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they are those on the Left Hand (the dwellers of Hell).
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
AAalayhim narun musadatun
The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet.
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.