Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
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.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
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,
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا