Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
Of what do they ask one another?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About the great event,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they differ?
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, but they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We created you in pairs,
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We made the night to be a covering,
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We made a shining lamp,
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick foliage.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Surely hell lies in wait,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A home for the rebellious.
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Living therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
Requital corresponding.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
Surely they feared not the account,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And maidens for companions,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And voluptuous women of equal age;
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a pure cup.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
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.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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!"
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!"
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!
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا