Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
Waalfajri
Bei der Morgendämmerung
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
By the Nights twice five;
Walayalin AAashrin
und den zehn Nächten
And ten nights,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And the Even and the Odd,
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Waallayli itha yasri
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And the night when it departeth,
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
Irama thati alAAimadi
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
With many - columned Iram,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which was not created in the lands;
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
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."
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
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."
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And love wealth with abounding love.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
But ah! thou soul at peace!
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
Enter thou among My bondmen!
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Waodkhulee jannatee
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
Enter thou My Garden!