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