Al Ma'arij, Al-Quran English Tran. Pickthal

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall

Deutsch

Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird

Shakir

One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall

Word by word

سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ

Pickthall

Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,

Deutsch

für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;

Shakir

The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -

Word by word

لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ

Pickthall

From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways

Deutsch

von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.

Shakir

From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.

Word by word

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ

Pickthall

(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.

Deutsch

Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.

Shakir

To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.

Word by word

تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ

Pickthall

But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.

Deutsch

Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.

Shakir

Therefore endure with a goodly patience.

Word by word

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

Pickthall

Lo! they behold it afar off

Deutsch

Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,

Shakir

Surely they think it to be far off,

Word by word

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

Pickthall

While we behold it nigh:

Deutsch

Wir aber sehen sie nahe.

Shakir

And We see it nigh.

Word by word

وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا

Pickthall

The day when the sky will become as molten copper,

Deutsch

Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl

Shakir

On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper

Word by word

يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ

Pickthall

And the hills become as flakes of wool,

Deutsch

und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden

Shakir

And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool

Word by word

وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ

Pickthall

And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend

Deutsch

und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.

Shakir

And friend shall not ask of friend

Word by word

وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا

Pickthall

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

Deutsch

obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen

Shakir

(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,

Word by word

يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ

Pickthall

And his spouse and his brother

Deutsch

und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder

Shakir

And his wife and his brother

Word by word

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ

Pickthall

And his kin that harboured him

Deutsch

und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,

Shakir

And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,

Word by word

وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ

Pickthall

And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.

Deutsch

und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.

Shakir

And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.

Word by word

وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ

Pickthall

But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell

Deutsch

Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,

Shakir

By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

Pickthall

Eager to roast;

Deutsch

das die Kopfhaut abzieht',

Shakir

Dragging by the head,

Word by word

نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ

Pickthall

It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),

Deutsch

das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,

Shakir

It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),

Word by word

تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Pickthall

And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.

Deutsch

(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.

Shakir

And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.

Word by word

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ

Pickthall

Lo! man was created anxious,

Deutsch

Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.

Shakir

Surely man is created of a hasty temperament

Word by word

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Pickthall

Fretful when evil befalleth him

Deutsch

Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;

Shakir

Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him

Word by word

إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا

Pickthall

And, when good befalleth him, grudging;

Deutsch

und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,

Shakir

And niggardly when good befalls him

Word by word

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

Pickthall

Save worshippers.

Deutsch

außer den Betenden,

Shakir

Except those who pray,

Word by word

إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Pickthall

Who are constant at their worship

Deutsch

diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind

Shakir

Those who are constant at their prayer

Word by word

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ

Pickthall

And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged

Deutsch

und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)

Shakir

And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ

Pickthall

For the beggar and the destitute;

Deutsch

dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten

Shakir

For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)

Word by word

لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ

Pickthall

And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,

Deutsch

und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten

Shakir

And those who accept the truth of the judgment day

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

Pickthall

And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -

Deutsch

und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,

Shakir

And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ

Pickthall

Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -

Deutsch

- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,

Shakir

Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -

Word by word

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ

Pickthall

And those who preserve their chastity

Deutsch

- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,

Shakir

And those who guard their private parts,

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ

Pickthall

Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;

Deutsch

außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,

Shakir

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,

Word by word

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ

Pickthall

But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;

Deutsch

- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,

Shakir

But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -

Word by word

فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ

Pickthall

And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,

Deutsch

- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,

Shakir

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ

Pickthall

And those who stand by their testimony

Deutsch

und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,

Shakir

And those who are upright in their testimonies,

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ

Pickthall

And those who are attentive at their worship.

Deutsch

und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.

Shakir

And those who keep a guard on their prayer,

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

Pickthall

These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.

Deutsch

Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.

Shakir

Those shall be in gardens, honored.

Word by word

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ

Pickthall

What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,

Deutsch

Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen

Shakir

But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,

Word by word

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

Pickthall

On the right and on the left, in groups ?

Deutsch

rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?

Shakir

On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?

Word by word

عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

Pickthall

Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?

Deutsch

Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?

Shakir

Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?

Word by word

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ

Pickthall

Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.

Deutsch

Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.

Shakir

By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

Pickthall

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able

Deutsch

Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,

Shakir

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able

Word by word

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

Pickthall

To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.

Deutsch

daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.

Shakir

To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.

Word by word

عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ

Pickthall

So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,

Deutsch

So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,

Shakir

Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;

Word by word

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

Pickthall

The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,

Deutsch

dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,

Shakir

The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,

Word by word

يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ

Pickthall

With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.

Deutsch

mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.

Shakir

Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.

Word by word

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

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