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 ?
Concerning what are they disputing?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Concerning the Great News,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And made your sleep for rest,
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And made the night as a covering,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built 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 We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
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,
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 shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
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.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
For the transgressors a place of destination:
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
A fitting recompense (for them).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
And all things have We preserved on record.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
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 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.
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
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 and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
And a cup full (to the brim).
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
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.
(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,
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.
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 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.
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.
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!"
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!"