Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Sabbihi isma rabbika alaAAla
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Allathee khalaqa fasawwa
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
Who created and proportioned
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
Waallathee qaddara fahada
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
And who destined and [then] guided
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
Waallathee akhraja almarAAa
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
And who brings out the pasture
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
And [then] makes it black stubble.
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Sanuqrioka fala tansa
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
We will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
Wanuyassiruka lilyusra
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
And We will ease you toward ease.
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
Wayatajannabuha alashqa
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
But the wretched one will avoid it -
Who will enter the Great Fire,
Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
In which they will then neither die nor live.
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
Neither dying therein nor living.
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
Qad aflaha man tazakka
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Bal tuthiroona alhayata alddunya
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
But you prefer the worldly life,
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
Waalakhiratu khayrun waabqa
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi aloola
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
The scriptures of Abraham and Moses.