Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing
Bei den heftig Zerstreuenden,
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those that bear the burden (of the rain)
dann den eine Last Tragenden,
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)
dann den leicht Dahinziehenden,
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
And those who distribute (blessings) by command,
dann den Angelegenheiten Regelnden,
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,
sicherlich, was euch angedroht wird, ist wahr,
And the judgment must most surely come about.
And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.
und das Gericht wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
By the heaven full of paths,
Beim Himmel in seiner Vollkommenheit;
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).
ihr äußert fürwahr unterschiedliche Reden.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.
Abwendig machen läßt sich davon, wer sich abwendig machen läßt.
Cursed be the liars,
Accursed be the conjecturers
Tod den Mutmaßern,
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Who are careless in an abyss!
die in Versenkung zerstreut sind.
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?
Sie fragen: "Wann wird denn der Tag des Gerichts sein?"
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
(It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,
- Am Tag, da sie im Feuer geprüft werden.
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
(And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.
Kostet (nun) eure Prüfung. Das ist, was ihr zu beschleunigen wünschtet.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,
Gewiß, die Gottesfürchtigen werden in Gärten und an Quellen sein,
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;
sie nehmen, was ihr Herr ihnen gegeben hat, denn sie pflegten davor Gutes zu tun.
They used to sleep but little in the night.
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Nur ein wenig pflegten sie in der Nacht zu schlafen,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,
und im letzten Teil der Nacht pflegten sie um Vergebung zu bitten,
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
und (sie gestanden) an ihrem Besitz dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten ein Anrecht (zu).
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.
Und auf der Erde gibt es Zeichen für die Überzeugten
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?
und (auch) in euch selbst. Seht ihr denn nicht?
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;
Und im Himmel ist eure Versorgung und das, was euch versprochen wird.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.
Beim Herrn des Himmels und der Erde, das ist gewiß so wahr, gleichermaßen wie ihr reden könnt.
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte von den geehrten Gästen Ibrahims gekommen?
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).
Als sie bei ihm eintraten und sagten: "Frieden!" Er sagte: "Friede! - Fremde Leute."
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;
Er schlich sich zu seinen Angehörigen und brachte (zum Essen) dann ein ansehnliches Kalb her.
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?
Er setzte es ihnen vor; er sagte: "Wollt ihr nicht essen?"
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.
Er empfand in sich Furcht vor ihnen. Sie sagten: "Fürchte dich nicht." Und sie verkündeten ihm einen kenntnisreichen Jungen.
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!
Da kam seine Frau in großem Geschrei herbei. Sie schlug sich ins Gesicht und sagte: "(Ich bin doch) eine alte, unfruchtbare Frau!"
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.
Sie sagten: "So hat (es) dein Herr gesagt. Gewiß, Er ist der Allweise und Allwissende."
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
(Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?
Er sagte: "Was ist nun euer Auftrag, ihr Boten?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,
Sie sagten: "Wir sind zu einem Volk von Übeltätern gesandt,
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
That we may send upon them stones of clay,
um über sie Steine aus Lehm niederkommen zu lassen,
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.
gekennzeichnet bei deinem Herrn für die Maßlosen."
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Then we brought forth such believers as were there.
Und so ließen Wir wer in ihr gläubig war, fortziehen.
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).
Da fanden wir in ihr aber nur ein (einziges) Haus von (Allah) Ergebenen.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.
Und Wir hinterließen in ihr ein Zeichen für diejenigen, die die schmerzhafte Strafe fürchten.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
Und in Musa, als Wir ihn zu Fir'aun mit einer deutlichen Ermächtigung sandten.
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.
Da aber kehrte er sich ab samt seiner Stütze und sagte: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.
Da ergriffen Wir ihn und seine Heerscharen und warfen sie dann in das große Gewässer, denn er hatte sich Tadel zugezogen.
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.
Und (auch) in den 'Ad, als Wir gegen sie den unheilvollen Wind sandten.
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.
Nichts von (all) dem, worüber er kam, ließ er zurück, ohne es wie Zerfallenes werden zu lassen.
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.
Und (auch) in den Tamud, als zu ihnen gesagt wurde: "Genießt für eine gewisse Zeit."
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;
Sie lehnten sich gegen den Befehl ihres Herrn auf. Da ergriff sie der Donnerschlag, während sie hinschauten,
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
so konnten sie nicht (mehr) aufstehen und es wurde ihnen keine Hilfe zuteil.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.
Und (Wir vernichteten) zuvor (auch) das Volk Nuhs; gewiß, sie waren ein Volk von Frevlern.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
Und den Himmel haben Wir mit Kraft aufgebaut, und Wir weiten (ihn) wahrlich (noch) aus.
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!
Und die Erde haben Wir ausgebreitet. Wie trefflich haben Wir (sie) geebnet!
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.
Und von allem haben Wir ein Paar erschaffen, auf daß ihr bedenken möget.
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.
So flüchtet (nun) zu Allah. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.
Und setzt neben Allah keinen anderen Gott. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!
So kam auch zu denjenigen, die vor ihnen waren, kein Gesandter, ohne daß sie gesagt hätten: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.
Haben sie es denn einander eindringlich empfohlen? Nein! Vielmehr sind sie ein das Maß (an Frevel) überschreitendes Volk.
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,
So kehre dich von ihnen ab; du bist (hierin) nicht zu tadeln.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
And warn, for warning profiteth believers.
Und ermahne, denn die Ermahnung nützt den Gläubigen.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.
Und Ich habe die Ginn und die Menschen nur (dazu) erschaffen, damit sie Mir dienen.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.
Ich will weder von ihnen irgendeine Versorgung, noch will Ich, daß sie Mir zu essen geben.
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.
Gewiß, Allah ist der Versorger, der Besitzer von Kraft und der Feste .
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.
And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).
Gewiß, für diejenigen, die Unrecht tun, wird es einen vorgesehenen Anteil geben wie den Anteil ihrer Gefährten; so sollen sie Mich nicht um Beschleunigung (der Strafe) bitten.
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.
So wehe denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, vor ihrem Tag, der ihnen angedroht ist!