Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
Bei der Morgendämmerung
By the Nights twice five;
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
und den zehn Nächten
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And by the night when it departs.
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
The like of which were not created in the land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
And made therein much mischief.
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
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."
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
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."
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
And you love wealth with much love.
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
"And enter you My Paradise!"
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.