Chapter 55, 78 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Beneficent
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Most Gracious (Allah)!
Der Allerbarmer
The Most Merciful
Hath made known the Qur'an.
He has taught (you mankind) the Qur'an (by His Mercy).
hat den Qur'an gelehrt.
Taught the Qur'an,
He hath created man.
He created man.
Er hat den Menschen erschaffen.
Created man,
He hath taught him utterance.
He taught him eloquent speech.
Er hat ihn die klare Darlegung gelehrt.
[And] taught him eloquence.
The sun and the moon are made punctual.
The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning).
Die Sonne und der Mond (laufen) nach Berechnung.
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
The stars and the trees adore.
And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate themselves (to Allah - See V.22:18) (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Die stiellosen Pflanzen und die Bäume werfen sich nieder.
And the stars and trees prostrate.
And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath set the measure,
And the heaven: He has raised it high, and He has set up the Balance.
Den Himmel hat Er emporgehoben und die Waage aufgestellt,
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
That ye exceed not the measure,
In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.
damit ihr beim Wägen nicht das Maß überschreitet.
That you not transgress within the balance.
But observe the measure strictly, nor fall short thereof.
And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
Und meßt das Gewicht in Gerechtigkeit und gebt beim Wägen nicht weniger.
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
And the earth hath He appointed for (His) creatures,
And the earth: He has put down (laid) for the creatures.
Und die Erde hat Er für die Geschöpfe (an)gelegt;
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
Wherein are fruit and sheathed palm - trees,
Therein are fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).
auf ihr gibt es Früchte, Palmen mit Fruchthüllen
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
Husked grain and scented herb.
And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.
und Korn mit Halmen und duftende Pflanzen.
And grain having husks and scented plants.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
He created man of clay like the potter's,
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
Er hat den Menschen aus trockenem Ton wie Töpferware erschaffen.
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
And the jinn did He create of smokeless fire.
And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.
Und Er hat die Ginn aus einer unruhigen Feuerflamme erschaffen.
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Lord of the two Easts, and Lord of the two Wests!
(He is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter).
(Er ist) der Herr der beiden Osten und der Herr der beiden Westen.
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
He hath loosed the two seas. They meet.
He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water) meeting together.
Er hat den beiden Meeren freien Lauf gelassen; sie treffen aufeinander,
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
There is a barrier between them. They encroach not (one upon the other).
Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.
zwischen ihnen ist (aber) ein trennendes Hindernis, (das)s sie (ihre Grenzen) nicht überschreiten.
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
There cometh forth from both of them the pearl and coral - stone.
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
Aus ihnen beiden kommen Perlen und Korallen hervor.
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
His are the ships displayed upon the sea, like banners.
And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.
Und Sein sind (auch) die (hoch)gebauten auf dem Meer fahrenden (Schiffe), wie Berge.
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Everyone that is thereon will pass away;
Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
Alle, die auf ihr sind, werden vergehen;
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
There remaineth but the Countenance of thy Lord of Might and Glory.
And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever.
bleiben wird (nur) das Angesicht deines Herrn, Besitzer der Erhabenheit und Ehre.
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
All that are in the heavens and the earth entreat Him. Every day He exerciseth (universal) power.
Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He is (engaged) in some affair (such as giving honour or disgrace to some, life or death to some, etc.)!
Ihn bittet wer in den Himmeln und auf der Erde ist. Jeden Tag befaßt Er sich mit einer Angelegenheit.
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
We shall dispose of you, O ye two dependents (man and jinn).
We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!
Wir werden Uns euch widmen, ihr beiden Schwerlastenden.
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
O company of jinn and men, if ye have power to penetrate (all) regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate (them)! Ye will never penetrate them save with (Our) sanction.
O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!
O ihr Gesellschaft der Ginn und der Menschen, wenn ihr aus den Bezirken der Himmel und der Erde hinausdringen könnt, so dringt doch heraus. Ihr werdet nicht herausdringen, außer mit einer Ermächtigung.
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape.
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Gegen euch beide wird eine rauchlose Feuerflamme und Kupfer gesandt werden, so werdet ihr euch selbst nicht helfen (können).
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide -
Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide - [See V.70:8]
Wenn der Himmel sich spalten und dann rosig werden wird wie Farböl
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose - colored like oil -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
On that day neither man nor jinni will be questioned of his sin.
So on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinns as to his sin, [because they have already been known from their faces either white (dwellers of Paradise - true believers of Islamic Monotheism) or black (dwellers of Hell - polytheists; disbelievers, criminals)].
an jenem Tag nun werden nach ihrer Sünde weder Mensch noch Gänn gefragt.
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Die Übeltäter werden an ihrem Merkmal erkannt werden und dann an den Stirnlocken und an den Füßen ergriffen.
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
This is hell which the guilty deny.
This is the Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) denied.
Das ist die Hölle, die die Übeltäter für Lüge erklären.
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
They go circling round between it and fierce, boiling water.
They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!
Sie werden zwischen ihr und siedend heißem Wasser umhergehen.
They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
But for him who feareth the standing before his Lord there are two gardens.
But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
Für jemanden aber, der den Stand seines Herrn fürchtet, wird es zwei Gärten geben
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
Of spreading branches.
With spreading branches.
die beide Zweige haben.
Having [spreading] branches.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Wherein are two fountains flowing.
In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free).
Darin sind zwei Quellen, die fließen.
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Wherein is every kind of fruit in pairs.
In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
Darin gibt es von jeder Frucht zwei Arten'.
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.
Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand.
Sie werden sich auf Ruhebetten lehnen, deren Futter aus schwerem Brokat sind. Und die Ernte der beiden Gärten hängt herab.
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.
Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf [chaste females (wives) restraining their glances, desiring none except their husbands], with whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
Darin sind (weibliche Wesen), die ihre Blicke zurückhalten, die vor ihnen weder Mensch noch Ginn berührt haben
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
(In beauty) like the jacynth and the coral - stone.
(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.
als wären sie Rubine und Korallen.
As if they were rubies and coral.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Is the reward of goodness aught save goodness ?
Is there any reward for good other than good?
Ist der Lohn des Guten nicht ebenfalls das Gute?
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
And beside them are two other gardens,
And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
Unterhalb der beiden gibt es (noch) zwei andere Gärten
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
Dark green with foliage.
Dark green (in colour).
dich bewachsene.
Dark green [in color].
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Wherein are two abundant springs.
In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.
Darin sind zwei sprudelnde Quellen.
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Wherein is fruit, the date - palm and pomegranate.
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.
Darin sind Früchte und Palmen und Granatäpfel.
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Wherein (are found) the good and beautiful -
Therein (Gardens) will be Khairatun-Hisan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];
Darin sind gute schöne (weibliche Wesen)
In them are good and beautiful women -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
Fair ones, close - guarded in pavilions -
Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;
Huris, (die) in den Zelten zurückgezogen (leben) -,
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ? -
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
Whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them -
With whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
die vor ihnen weder Mensch noch Ginn berührt haben.
Untouched before them by man or jinni -
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
Reclining on green cushions and fair carpets.
Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
Sie lehnen sich aufgrünen Decken und schönen Teppichen.
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
Which is it, of the favours of your Lord, that ye deny ?
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
Blessed be the name of thy Lord, Mighty and glorious!
Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour.
Segensreich ist der Name deines Herrn, Besitzer der Erhabenheit und Ehre!
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.