Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
Bei der Morgendämmerung
Waalfajri
By the dawn
By the Nights twice five;
und den zehn Nächten
Walayalin AAashrin
And [by] ten nights
By the even and odd (contrasted);
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
Waallayli itha yasri
And [by] the night when it passes,
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
Irama thati alAAimadi
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Und (mit) den Tamud, die im Tal die Felsen aushöhlten?
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And increased therein the corruption.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath 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."
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath 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."
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
No! But you do not honor the orphan
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with immense love.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
und herbeigebracht wird an jenem Tag die Hölle, an jenem Tag wird der Mensch bedenken. Wie soll ihm dann die Selbstbesinnung (nützen)?
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Er wird sagen: "O hätte ich doch für mein (jenseitiges) Leben (etwas) vorausgeschickt!"
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
An jenem Tag wird niemand strafen, so wie Er straft,
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
And enter among My [righteous] servants
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
Waodkhulee jannatee
And enter My Paradise."