Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
und dem versprochenen Tag
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
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];
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of fire fed with fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it (fire),
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
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.
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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
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).
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ