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

Yusuf Ali

A questioner asked about a Penalty to 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;

Yusuf Ali

The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, -

Word by word

لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ

Pickthall

From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways

Deutsch

von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.

Yusuf Ali

(A Penalty) from Allah, 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.

Yusuf Ali

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) 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.

Yusuf Ali

Therefore do thou hold Patience, - a Patience of beautiful (contentment).

Word by word

فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا

Pickthall

Lo! they behold it afar off

Deutsch

Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,

Yusuf Ali

They see the (Day) indeed as a far - off (event):

Word by word

إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا

Pickthall

While we behold it nigh:

Deutsch

Wir aber sehen sie nahe.

Yusuf Ali

But We see it (quite) near.

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

Yusuf Ali

The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,

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

Yusuf Ali

And the mountains will be like 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.

Yusuf Ali

And no friend will ask after a 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

Yusuf Ali

Though they will be put in sight of each other, - the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty 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

Yusuf Ali

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,

Yusuf Ali

His kindred who sheltered him,

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.

Yusuf Ali

And all, all that is on earth, - so it could 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,

Yusuf Ali

By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! -

Word by word

كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ

Pickthall

Eager to roast;

Deutsch

das die Kopfhaut abzieht',

Yusuf Ali

Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! -

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,

Yusuf Ali

Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).

Word by word

تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Pickthall

And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.

Deutsch

(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.

Yusuf Ali

And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!

Word by word

وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ

Pickthall

Lo! man was created anxious,

Deutsch

Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.

Yusuf Ali

Truly man was created very impatient; -

Word by word

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا

Pickthall

Fretful when evil befalleth him

Deutsch

Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;

Yusuf Ali

Fretful when evil touches 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,

Yusuf Ali

And niggardly when good reaches him; -

Word by word

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

Pickthall

Save worshippers.

Deutsch

außer den Betenden,

Yusuf Ali

Not so those devoted to Prayer; -

Word by word

إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ

Pickthall

Who are constant at their worship

Deutsch

diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind

Yusuf Ali

Those who remain steadfast to 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)

Yusuf Ali

And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.

Word by word

وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ

Pickthall

For the beggar and the destitute;

Deutsch

dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten

Yusuf Ali

For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);

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

Yusuf Ali

And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;

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,

Yusuf Ali

And those who fear the displeasure 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,

Yusuf Ali

For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; -

Word by word

إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ

Pickthall

And those who preserve their chastity

Deutsch

- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,

Yusuf Ali

And those who guard their chastity,

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,

Yusuf Ali

Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess, - for (then) they 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,

Yusuf Ali

But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; -

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,

Yusuf Ali

And those who respect their trusts and covenants;

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,

Yusuf Ali

And those who stand firm 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.

Yusuf Ali

And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; -

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.

Yusuf Ali

Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).

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

Yusuf Ali

Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee -

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?

Yusuf Ali

From the right and from the left, in crowds?

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?

Yusuf Ali

Does every man of them long 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.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) 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,

Yusuf Ali

Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly -

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.

Yusuf Ali

Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).

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,

Yusuf Ali

So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! -

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,

Yusuf Ali

The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal - post (fixed for them), -

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.

Yusuf Ali

Their eyes lowered in dejection, - ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!

Word by word

خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

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