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