Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About what are they asking one another?
Concerning what are they disputing?
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About the great news -
Concerning the Great News,
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
That over which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
Nay, but they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
No! They are going to know.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Then, no! They are going to know.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
And the high hills bulwarks ?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as stakes?
And the mountains as pegs?
And We have created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We created you in pairs
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And made your sleep for rest,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And made the night as clothing
And made the night as a covering,
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And made the day for livelihood
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
And gardens of thick foliage.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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 the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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 are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
A home for the rebellious.
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
For the transgressors, a place of return,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They will dwell therein for ages.
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
An appropriate recompense.
A fitting recompense (for them).
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
And all things have We preserved on record.
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 [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
And maidens for companions,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a full cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
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,
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
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 that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
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 True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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!"
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"