Chapter 90, 20 verses
I do call to witness this City; -
Nein, Ich schwöre bei dieser Ortschaft
I swear by this city, Makkah -
And thou art a freeman of this City; -
-, wo du in dieser Ortschaft deinen Aufenthalt hast,
And you, [O Muhammad], are free of restriction in this city -
And (the mystic ties of) parent and child; -
- und bei einem (jeden) Erzeuger und dem, was er zeugt.
And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
Verily We have created man into toil and struggle.
Wir haben den Menschen ja (zu einem Leben) in Mühsal erschaffen.
We have certainly created man into hardship.
Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?
Meint er etwa, daß überhaupt niemand Macht über ihn hat?
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
He may say (boastfully); Wealth have I squandered in abundance!
Er sagt: "Ich habe Besitz in Mengen verbraucht."
He says, "I have spent wealth in abundance."
Thinketh he that none beholdeth him?
Meint er etwa, daß niemand ihn gesehen hat?
Does he think that no one has seen him?
Have We not made for him a pair of eyes? -
Haben Wir ihm nicht zwei Augen gemacht,
Have We not made for him two eyes?
And a tongue, and a pair of lips? -
eine Zunge und zwei Lippen
And a tongue and two lips?
And shown him the two highways?
und ihn beide Hochebenen geleitet?
And have shown him the two ways?
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
Aber er ist nicht den steilen Paßweg hinaufgestürmt.
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
And what will explain to thee the path that is steep? -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der steile Paßweg ist?
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
(It is:) freeing the bondman;
(Es ist) die Freilassung eines Sklaven10
It is the freeing of a slave
Or the giving of food in a day of privation
oder zu speisen am Tag der Hungersnot
Or feeding on a day of severe hunger
To the orphan with claims of relationship,
eine Waise, die einem nahe ist,
An orphan of near relationship
Or to the indigent (down) in the dust.
oder einen Armen, der dem Boden nahe ist.
Or a needy person in misery
Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin patience, (constancy, and self - restraint), and enjoin deeds of kindness and compassion.
Und daß man hierauf zu denjenigen gehört, die glauben, einander die Standhaftigkeit eindringlich empfehlen und einander die Barmherzigkeit eindringlich empfehlen.
And then being among those who believed and advised one another to patience and advised one another to compassion.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
Das sind die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Those are the companions of the right.
But those who reject Our Signs, they are the (unhappy) Companions of the Left Hand.
Diejenigen aber, die Unsere Zeichen verleugnen, sie sind die Gefährten der unglückseligen Seite.
But they who disbelieved in Our signs - those are the companions of the left.
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round).
Über ihnen liegt ein (sie) einschließendes Feuer.
Over them will be fire closed in.