Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O du Zugedeckter,
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
Arise and deliver thy warning!
stehe auf und warne;
And your Lord do magnify,
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And your garments do purify,
Thy raiment purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And uncleanness do shun,
Pollution shun!
And all abomination shun!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
For when the trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
And give him vast riches,
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons abiding in his presence
And sons to be by his side! -
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made (life) smooth for him.
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
For he thought and he plotted; -
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Then he looked,
Then looked he,
Then he looked round;
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and he scowled;
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was haughty;
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
I will cast him into hell.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
And what will make you realize what hell is?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It scorches the mortal.
It shrivelleth the man.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Over it are nineteen.
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling - block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude ? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
Wir haben als Wächter des (Höllen)feuers nur Engel eingesetzt, und Wir haben ihre Zahl nur zu einer Versuchung gemacht für diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, damit diejenigen Überzeugung gewinnen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und damit diejenigen, die glauben, an Glauben zunehmen, und damit diejenigen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und (auch) die Gläubigen nicht zweifeln und damit diejenigen, in deren Herzen Krankheit ist, und (auch) die Ungläubigen sagen: "Was will denn Allah damit als Gleichnis?" So läßt Allah in die Irre gehen, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Aber niemand weiß über die Heerscharen deines Herrn Bescheid außer Ihm. Und es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Menschenwesen.
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, by the Moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
And the night when it departs,
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Night as it retreateth,
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
A warning to mortals,
As a warning unto men,
A warning to mankind, -
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Except the people of the right hand,
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In gardens they will ask one another
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
About the guilty:
Concerning the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
nach den Übeltätern:
What has brought you into hell?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
Till death overtook us.
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
As if they were asses taking fright
As they were frightened asses
As if they were affrighted asses,
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Fleeing from a lion!
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will may heed.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.