One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
Chapter 70, 44 verses
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌۢ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَافِعٌ
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ
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.
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
تَعْرُجُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَٱلرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِ فِى يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُۥ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
So be patient with gracious patience.
فَٱصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا
Surely they think it to be far off,
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
And We see it nigh.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
But We see it [as] near.
وَنَرَىٰهُ قَرِيبًا
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
يَوْمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ كَٱلْمُهْلِ
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the mountains will be like wool,
وَتَكُونُ ٱلْجِبَالُ كَٱلْعِهْنِ
And friend shall not ask of friend
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
وَلَا يَسْـَٔلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيمًا
(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
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ ٱلْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍۭ بِبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his wife and his brother
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَأَخِيهِ
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
وَفَصِيلَتِهِ ٱلَّتِى تُـْٔوِيهِ
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 whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يُنجِيهِ
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا لَظَىٰ
Dragging by the head,
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
A remover of exteriors.
نَزَّاعَةً لِّلشَّوَىٰ
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
تَدْعُوا۟ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْعَىٰٓ
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
When evil touches him, impatient,
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
And niggardly when good befalls him
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا
Except those who pray,
außer den Betenden,
Except the observers of prayer -
إِلَّا ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
Those who are constant at their prayer
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Those who are constant in their prayer
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ دَآئِمُونَ
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
And those within whose wealth is a known right
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For the petitioner and the deprived -
لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
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 Recompense
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُصَدِّقُونَ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
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 the punishment of their Lord -
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّهِم مُّشْفِقُونَ
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,
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّهِمْ غَيْرُ مَأْمُونٍ
And those who guard their private parts,
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who guard their private parts
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَٰفِظُونَ
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,
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ
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 whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْعَادُونَ
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 are to their trusts and promises attentive
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who are in their testimonies upright
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
They will be in gardens, honored.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ مُّكْرَمُونَ
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
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ
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?
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
كَلَّآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّمَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
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,
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ
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 with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
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 leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
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 they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
يَوْمَ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٍ يُوفِضُونَ
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.
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ