Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
About what are they asking one another?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great news -
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay, but they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as stakes?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And made the night as clothing
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens of entwined growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A home for the rebellious.
For the transgressors, a place of return,
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
An appropriate recompense.
als angemessene Vergeltung.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And maidens for companions,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
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.
[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.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
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.
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.
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.
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.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
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!"
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!"
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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا