Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Überdeckenden gekommen?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag demütig sein,
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
Laboring, toiling,
sich abarbeitend und von Mühsal erfüllt,
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
Entering into burning fire,
einem sehr heißen Feuer ausgesetzt,
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
und aus einer siedenden Quelle zu trinken bekommen.
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Es wird für sie keine Speise geben außer aus trockenen Dornen,
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
die weder fett machen noch gegen den Hunger nützen.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
(Die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag wonnig sein,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Well - pleased because of their striving,
mit ihrem Bemühen zufrieden
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
In a lofty garden,
und in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty Paradise.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
worin sie keine unbedachte Rede hören.
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Darin gibt es eine fließende Quelle,
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein are thrones raised high,
darin gibt es erhöhte Liegen
Therein will be thrones raised high.
And drinking - cups ready placed,
und hingestellte Trinkschalen
And cups set at hand.
And cushions set in a row,
und aufgereihte Kissen
And cushions set in rows.
And carpets spread out.
und ausgebreitete Teppiche.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Schauen sie denn nicht zu den Kamelen, wie sie erschaffen worden sind,
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
und zum Himmel, wie er emporgehoben worden ist,
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
und zu den Bergen, wie sie aufgerichtet worden sind,
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
und zur Erde, wie sie flach gemacht worden ist?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
So ermahne; du bist nur ein Ermahner.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
You are not a watcher over them;
Du übst nicht die Oberherrschaft über sie aus.
You are not a dictator over them -
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Wer sich aber abkehrt und ungläubig ist,
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
den straft dann Allah mit der größten Strafe.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Gewiß, zu Uns ist ihre Rückkehr
Verily, to Us will be their return;
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
und gewiß, hierauf obliegt Uns ihre Abrechnung.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.