Chapter 70, 44 verses
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
Surely they think it to be far off,
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
Lo! they behold it afar off
And We see it nigh.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
While we behold it nigh:
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the hills become as flakes of wool,
And friend shall not ask of friend
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his spouse and his brother
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And his kin that harboured him
And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
Dragging by the head,
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Eager to roast;
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Lo! man was created anxious,
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
Fretful when evil befalleth him
And niggardly when good befalls him
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
Except those who pray,
außer den Betenden,
Save worshippers.
Those who are constant at their prayer
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Who are constant at their worship
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For the beggar and the destitute;
And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -
And those who guard their private parts,
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who preserve their chastity
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who stand by their testimony
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who are attentive at their worship.
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
On the right and on the left, in groups ?
Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.
With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.