Chapter 70, 44 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Lo! they behold it afar off
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًا
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
While we behold it nigh:
But We see it (quite) near.
وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيبًا
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءُ كَالْمُهْلِ
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the hills become as flakes of wool,
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, ) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children,
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his spouse and his brother
And his wife and his brother,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And his kin that harboured him
And his kindred who sheltered him,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُؤْوِيهِ
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Eager to roast;
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
تَدْعُو مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰ
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Lo! man was created anxious,
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
۞ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Fretful when evil befalleth him
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
And niggardly when good touches him.
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Save worshippers.
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ
außer den Betenden,
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Who are constant at their worship
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَائِمُونَ
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For the beggar and the destitute;
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).
لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
وَالَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
وَالَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who preserve their chastity
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who stand by their testimony
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَادَاتِهِمْ قَائِمُونَ
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who are attentive at their worship.
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,
So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)].
فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
On the right and on the left, in groups ?
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able
So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
عَلَىٰ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ