Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!
O du Zugedeckter,
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
stehe auf und warne;
And your Lord do magnify,
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And your garments do purify,
And purify your garments!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And uncleanness do shun,
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created lonely (without any wealth or children etc, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)!
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
And give him vast riches,
And then granted him resources in abundance.
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And children to be by his side.
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And yet he desires that I should add more!
After all that he desires that I should give more;
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Verily, he thought and plotted.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Then he looked,
Then he thought.
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back, and was proud.
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
I will cast him into hell.
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It scorches the mortal.
Burning and blackening the skins!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
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.
And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire. And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Qur'an is the truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19) which is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur'an is the truth), and that no doubt may be left for the people of the Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: "What Allah intends by this (curious) example ?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know the hosts of your Lord but He. And this (Hell) is nothing else than a (warning) reminder 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! And by the moon
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
And the night when it departs,
And by the night when it withdraws.
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the dawn when it brightens.
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest (signs).
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind -
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Except the people of the right hand,
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
About the guilty:
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
nach den Übeltätern:
What has brought you into hell?
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
And we used not to feed the poor;
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) 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 belie the Day of Recompense,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to 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
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth).
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
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 receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.