Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
und dem versprochenen Tag
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of fire fed with fuel,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it (fire),
als sie daran saßen
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen in Versuchung bringen und hierauf nicht in Reue umkehren, für sie wird es die Strafe der Hölle geben, und für sie wird es die Strafe des Brennens geben.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
The great doer of what He will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
In a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.