Chapter 52, 49 verses
I swear by the Mountain,
Bei dem Berg;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
وَٱلطُّورِ
And the Book written
und bei einem Buch, das in Zeilen niedergeschrieben ist
And by a Book Inscribed
وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
In an outstretched fine parchment,
auf ausgebreiteter Tierhaut;
In parchment unrolled.
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
And the House (Kaaba) that is visited,
bei dem vielbesuchten (Gottes)haus
And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
And the elevated canopy
und bei dem erhöhten Dach
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
And the swollen sea
und bei dem angefüllten Meer!
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Most surely the punishment of your Lord will come to pass;
Die Strafe deines Herrn wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
There shall be none to avert it;
Es gibt niemanden, der sie abwehren könnte.
There is none that can avert it.
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
On the day when the heaven shall move from side to side
Am Tag, da der Himmel sich heftig hin und her bewegen
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
And the mountains shall pass away passing away (altogether).
und die Berge sich in der Tat bewegen werden,
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
So woe on that day to those who reject (the truth),
wehe an jenem Tag den Leugnern (der Botschaft),
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Those who sport entering into vain discourses.
die in schweifenden Gesprächen ihr Spiel treiben!
Who are playing in falsehood .
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
The day on which they shall be driven away to the fire of hell with violence.
Am Tag, da sie gewaltsam zum Feuer der Hölle gestoßen werden:
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
This is the fire which you used to give the lie to.
"Das ist das Feuer, das ihr für Lüge zu erklären pflegtet.
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Is it magic then or do you not see?
Ist dies (nun) etwa Zauberei, oder könnt ihr nicht sehen?
Is this magic, or do you not see?
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Enter into it, then bear (it) patiently, or do not bear (it) patiently, it is the same to you; you shall be requited only (for) what you did.
Seid ihm ausgesetzt und ertragt es dann standhaft oder nicht, gleich ist es in Bezug auf euch; euch wird nur das vergolten, was ihr zu tun pflegtet."
Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and bliss
Die Gottesfürchtigen aber werden in Gärten und Wonne sein.
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
Rejoicing because of what their Lord gave them, and their Lord saved them from the punishment of the burning fire.
Sie lassen es sich wohl sein an dem, was ihnen ihr Herr gibt. Und ihr Herr bewahrt sie vor der Strafe des Höllenbrandes.
Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire.
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did,
"Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr zu tun pflegtet,
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large - eyed beautiful ones.
indem ihr euch auf (voreinander)gereihten Liegen lehnt." Und Wir geben ihnen als Gattinnen Huris mit schönen, großen Augen.
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
And (as for) those who believe and their offspring follow them in faith, We will unite with them their offspring and We will not diminish to them aught of their work; every man is responsible for what he shall have wrought.
Und denjenigen, die glauben und denen ihre Nachkommenschaft im Glauben nachfolgt, lassen Wir ihre Nachkommenschaft sich (ihnen) anschließen. Und Wir verringern ihnen gar nichts von ihren Werken. Jedermann ist an das, was er erworben hat, gebunden.
And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
And We will aid them with fruit and flesh such as they desire.
Und Wir versorgen sie reichlich mit Früchten und Fleisch von dem, was sie begehren.
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
They shall pass therein from one to another a cup wherein there shall be nothing vain nor any sin.
Sie greifen darin miteinander nach einem Becher, in dem nichts darin ist, was zu unbedachter Rede verleitet und zu keiner Versündigung.
There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk between them), and free from sin (because it will be lawful for them to drink).
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
And round them shall go boys of theirs as if they were hidden pearls.
Und unter ihnen gehen Jünglinge umher, die zu ihnen gehören, als wären sie wohlverwahrte Perlen.
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
And some of them shall advance towards others questioning each other.
Und sie wenden sich einander zu und fragen sich gegenseitig.
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
Sie sagen: "Gewiß, früher waren wir inmitten unserer Angehörigen besorgt.
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
But Allah has been gracious to us and He has saved us from the punishment of the hot wind:
Da erwies Allah uns eine Wohltat und bewahrte uns vor der Strafe des Glutwindes.
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful.
Gewiß, früher pflegten wir Ihn anzurufen. Gewiß, Er ist ja der Gütige und Barmherzige."
"Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Therefore continue to remind, for by the grace of your Lord, you are not a soothsayer, or a madman.
So ermahne (nur); du bist ja durch die Gunst deines Herrn weder ein Wahrsager noch ein Besessener.
Therefore, remind (mankind of Islamic Monotheism, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
Or do they say: A poet, we wait for him the evil accidents of time.
Oder sagen sie etwa: "Ein Dichter, gegen den wir die (Unglücks)fälle der Zeit abwarten"?
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Say: Wait, for surely I too with you am of those who wait.
Sag: Wartet ab! Gewiß, ich gehöre mit euch zu denjenigen, die abwarten.
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
Nay! do their understandings bid them this? Or are they an inordinate people?
Oder befiehlt ihnen etwa ihr Verstand dies, oder sind sie (vielmehr) Leute, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten?
Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)] or are they people transgressing all bounds?
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Or do they say: He has forged it. Nay! they do not believe.
Oder sagen sie etwa: "Er hat ihn sich selbst ausgedacht'"? Nein! Vielmehr glauben sie nicht.
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Then let them bring an announcement like it if they are truthful.
So sollen sie doch eine Aussage gleicher Art beibringen, wenn sie wahrhaftig sind.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Or were they created without there being anything, or are they the creators?
Oder sind sie etwa aus dem Nichts erschaffen worden, oder sind sie (gar) selbst die Schöpfer?
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay! they have no certainty.
Oder haben sie (etwa) die Himmel und die Erde erschaffen? Nein! Vielmehr sind sie nicht überzeugt.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Or have they the treasures of your Lord with them? Or have they been set in absolute authority?
Oder besitzen sie (etwa) die Schatzkammern deines Herrn, oder sind sie es, die die Oberherrschaft ausüben?
Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.
Oder haben sie eine Leiter, mit der sie (den Himmel) abhören (können)? Dann soll doch ihr Abhörer eine deutliche Ermächtigung beibringen.
Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or has He daughters while you have sons?
Oder hat Er (für Sich selbst) die Töchter und habt ihr (für euch selbst) die Söhne (bestimmt)?
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Or do you ask them for a reward, so that they are overburdened by a debt?
Oder verlangst du (etwa) von ihnen einen Lohn, so daß sie mit Schulden belastet wären?
Or is it that you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt?
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or have they the unseen so that they write (it) down?
Oder besitzen sie (das Wissen über) das Verborgene, so daß sie (es) aufschreiben (können)?
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or do they desire a war? But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.
Oder wollen sie eine List anwenden? Aber diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind es, die der List erliegen.
Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are themselves plotted against!
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Or have they a god other than Allah? Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).
Oder haben sie einen anderen Gott als Allah? Preis sei Allah! (und Erhaben ist Er) über das, was sie (Ihm) beigesellen.
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say: Piled up clouds.
Und wenn sie ein Stück vom Himmel herabfallen sähen, würden sie sagen: "Aufgeschichtete Wolken."
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror):
Lasse sie nur, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, an dem sie wie vom Donnerschlag getroffen zusammenbrechen werden,
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.
dem Tag, da ihre List ihnen nichts nützen und ihnen keine Hilfe zuteil werden wird.
The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell).
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.
Gewiß, für diejenigen, die Unrecht tun, wird es eine Strafe außer dieser geben, aber die meisten von ihnen wissen nicht.
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves) before this; but most of them know not. (Tafsir At-Tabari).
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
And wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, for surely you are before Our eyes, and sing the praise of your Lord when you rise;
Sei standhaft gegenüber dem Urteil deines Herrn. Gewiß, du bist ja vor Unseren Augen. Und lobpreise deinen Herrn, wenn du aufstehst,
So wait patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes ; and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep.
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.
und (in einem Teil) von der Nacht, da preise Ihn, und beim Schwinden der Sterne.
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ