Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
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; -
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; -
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.
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?
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!
He says (boastfully): "I have wasted wealth in abundance!"
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
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? -
Have We not made for him two eyes,
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
And a tongue and two lips?
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And shown him the two highways?
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.
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? -
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;
(It is) freeing a neck (slave)
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
Or giving food in a day of hunger (famine),
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
To an orphan near of kin.
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.