Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Bei der Nacht, wenn sie (alles) überdeckt,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the Day as it appears in glory;
und dem Tag, wenn er (in seiner Helligkeit) erscheint,
By the day as it appears in brightness.
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
und Dem, Der das Männliche und das Weibliche erschaffen hat!
By Him Who created male and female.
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Euer Bemühen ist wahrlich verschieden.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der gibt und gottesfürchtig ist
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
und das Beste für wahr hält,
And believes in Al-Husna.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
so werden Wir ihm den Weg zum Leichteren leicht machen.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der geizt und sich für unbedürftig hält
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And gives the lie to the best, -
und das Beste für Lüge erklärt,
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
so werden Wir ihm den Weg zum Schwereren leicht machen;
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
und was soll sein Besitz ihm nützen, wenn er sich ins Verderben stürzt?
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Uns obliegt wahrlich die Rechtleitung.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Und Uns gehört wahrlich das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
So habe Ich euch gewarnt vor einem Feuer, das lodert,
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
dem nur der Unseligste ausgesetzt sein wird,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
der (die Botschaft) für Lüge erklärt und sich abkehrt.
Who denies and turns away.
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
Doch davon ferngehalten wird der Gottesfürchtigste werden,
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
der seinen Besitz hingibt, um sich zu läutern,
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
und niemand hat bei ihm eine Gunst (anzurechnen), die vergolten werden müßte,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
sondern (er handelt) im Trachten nach dem Angesicht seines höchsten Herrn.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Und er wird wahrlich zufrieden sein.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).