Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Of what do they ask one another?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great event,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
About which they differ?
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, but they will come to know!
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And We made the night to be a covering,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And We made above you seven strong ones,
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And We made a shining lamp,
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Surely hell lies in wait,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A home for the rebellious.
A place of resort for the inordinate,
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
Living therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
But boiling and intensely cold water,
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Requital corresponding.
als angemessene Vergeltung.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Surely they feared not the account,
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And maidens for companions,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup.
And a pure cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
am Tag, da der Geist und die Engel in Reihe stehen. Sie werden nicht sprechen, außer wem der Allerbarmer es erlaubt und wer Richtiges sagt.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
Wir warnen euch ja vor naher Strafe, am Tag, da der Mensch schauen wird, was seine Hände vorausgeschickt haben, und der Ungläubige sagen wird: "O wäre ich doch Erde!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا