Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
And by the Promised Day.
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
und dem versprochenen Tag
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Of fire fed with fuel,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it (fire),
als sie daran saßen
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen in Versuchung bringen und hierauf nicht in Reue umkehren, für sie wird es die Strafe der Hölle geben, und für sie wird es die Strafe des Brennens geben.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Doer of what He will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
On a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.