Chapter 104, 9 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ويل لكل همزة لمزة
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
Wehe jedem Stichler und Nörgler,
Woe to every slanderer, defamer,
الذي جمع مالا وعدده
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
der Besitz zusammenträgt und ihn zählt und immer wieder zählt,
Who amasses wealth and considers it a provision (against mishap);
يحسب أن ماله أخلده
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
wobei er meint, daß sein Besitz ihn ewig leben ließe!
He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal.
كلا ۖ لينبذن في الحطمة
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
Keineswegs! Er wird ganz gewiß in al-Hutama geworfen werden.
Nay! he shall most certainly be hurled into the crushing disaster,
وما أدراك ما الحطمة
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
Was läßt dich wissen, was al-Hutama ist?
And what will make you realize what the crushing disaster is?
نار الله الموقدة
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
(Sie ist) Allahs entfachtes Feuer,
It is the fire kindled by Allah,
التي تطلع على الأفئدة
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
das Einblick in die Herzen gewinnt.
Which rises above the hearts.
إنها عليهم مؤصدة
It shall be made into a vault over them,
Gewiß, es wird sie einschließen
Surely it shall be closed over upon them,
في عمد ممددة
In columns outstretched.
in langgestreckten Säulen.
In extended columns.