Chapter 70, 44 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Lo! they behold it afar off
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
Surely they think it to be far off,
While we behold it nigh:
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
And We see it nigh.
The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
And the hills become as flakes of wool,
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And friend shall not ask of friend
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
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
(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,
And his spouse and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his wife and his brother
And his kin that harboured him
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
Eager to roast;
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Dragging by the head,
It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
Lo! man was created anxious,
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Fretful when evil befalleth him
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And niggardly when good befalls him
Save worshippers.
außer den Betenden,
Except those who pray,
Who are constant at their worship
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Those who are constant at their prayer
And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
For the beggar and the destitute;
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -
Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -
And those who preserve their chastity
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who guard their private parts,
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,
But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -
And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
And those who stand by their testimony
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
And those who are attentive at their worship.
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
On the right and on the left, in groups ?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
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;
The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.
Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.