Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Chapter 87, 19 verses
Glorify the name of thy Guardian - Lord Most High,
Preise den Namen deines höchsten Herrn,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبح اسم ربك الأعلى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;
Der erschafft und dann zurechtformt
الذي خلق فسوى
Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it.
Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;
und Der das Maß festsetzt und dann rechtleitet
والذي قدر فهدى
And Who has measured (preordainments for everything even to be blessed or wretched); and then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as the wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture).
And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,
und Der die Weide hervorbringt
والذي أخرج المرعى
And Who brings out the pasturage,
And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.
und sie dann zu dunkelbrauner Spreu macht.
فجعله غثاء أحوى
And then makes it dark stubble.
By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,
Wir werden dich lesen lassen, und dann wirst du nichts vergessen,
سنقرئك فلا تنسى
We shall make you to recite (the Qur'an), so you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) shall not forget (it),
Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.
außer dem, was Allah will. Er weiß ja, was laut vernehmbar geäußert wird und was verborgen bleibt.
إلا ما شاء الله ۚ إنه يعلم الجهر وما يخفى
Except what Allah may will. He knows what is apparent and what is hidden.
And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).
Und Wir werden dir den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
ونيسرك لليسرى
And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds).
Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).
So ermahne -, wenn die Ermahnung nützt.
فذكر إن نفعت الذكرى
Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them).
The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):
Bedenken wird jemand, der gottesfürchtig ist.
سيذكر من يخشى
The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah),
But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,
Meiden aber wird es der Unseligste,
ويتجنبها الأشقى
But it will be avoided by the wretched,
Who will enter the Great Fire,
der dem größten (Höllen)feuer ausgesetzt sein wird;
الذي يصلى النار الكبرى
Who will enter the great Fire (and will be made to taste its burning).
In which they will then neither die nor live.
darin wird er hierauf weder sterben noch leben.
ثم لا يموت فيها ولا يحيى
There he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living).
But those will prosper who purify themselves,
Wohl ergehen wird es ja jemandem, der sich läutert,
قد أفلح من تزكى
Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success,
And glorify the name of their Guardian - Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.
und des Namens seines Herrn gedenkt; so betet er.
وذكر اسم ربه فصلى
And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil - additional prayers).
Nay (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;
Nein! Vielmehr zieht ihr das diesseitige Leben vor,
بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا
Nay, you prefer the life of this world,
But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
während das Jenseits besser und beständiger ist.
والآخرة خير وأبقى
Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.
And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation), -
Dies ist wahrlich in den früheren Blättern (enthalten),
إن هذا لفي الصحف الأولى
Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -
The Books of Abraham and Moses.
den Blättern Ibrahims und Musas.
صحف إبراهيم وموسى
The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses) (عليهما السلام).