Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
Bei der Morgendämmerung
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
By the Nights twice five;
und den zehn Nächten
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
und dem geraden und dem ungeraden (Tag)
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
und der Nacht, wenn sie fortzieht!
And by the night when it departs.
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Ist darin ein (ausreichender) Schwur für jemanden, der Klugheit besitzt?
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)!
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Siehst du nicht, wie dein Herr mit den 'Ad verfuhr,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
(mit) Iram mit den Stützen,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
dergleichen nicht erschaffen wurden in den Landstrichen?
The like of which were not 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?
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
Und (mit) Fir'aun, dem Besitzer der Pfähle,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
die (sie alle) das Maß (an Frevel) in den Landstrichen überschritten
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
und darin viel Unheil stifteten?
And made therein much mischief.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Da schüttete dein Herr auf sie eine Geißel von Strafe aus.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Gewiß, dein Herr wartet ja (auf sie).
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
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."
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured 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."
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr behandelt ihr die Waise nicht freigebig
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)!
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
und haltet euch nicht gegenseitig zur Speisung des Armen an.
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Und ihr verzehrt das Erbe, ja ihr verzehrt es ganz und gar.
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Und ihr liebt den Besitz, ja ihr liebt ihn voll und ganz.
And you love wealth with much love.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Keineswegs! Wenn die Erde eingeebnet, ja platt eingeebnet wird
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
und dein Herr kommt und die Engel, Reihe um Reihe,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
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)?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
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!"
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) 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,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
und niemand wird fesseln, so wie Er fesselt.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
O du Seele, die du Ruhe gefunden hast,
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
kehre zu deinem Herrn zufrieden und mit Wohlgefallen zurück.
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Tritt ein unter Meine Diener,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
und tritt ein in Meinen (Paradies)garten.
"And enter you My Paradise!"