Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Überdeckenden gekommen?
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
Chapter 88, 26 verses
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Überdeckenden gekommen?
Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [event]?
Has the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag demütig sein,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,
Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,
Laboring, toiling,
sich abarbeitend und von Mühsal erfüllt,
Working [hard] and exhausted.
Labouring (hard), weary, -
Entering into burning fire,
einem sehr heißen Feuer ausgesetzt,
They will [enter to] burn in an intensely hot Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
und aus einer siedenden Quelle zu trinken bekommen.
They will be given drink from a boiling spring.
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
Es wird für sie keine Speise geben außer aus trockenen Dornen,
For them there will be no food except from a poisonous, thorny plant
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
die weder fett machen noch gegen den Hunger nützen.
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
(Die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag wonnig sein,
[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure.
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
Well - pleased because of their striving,
mit ihrem Bemühen zufrieden
With their effort [they are] satisfied
Pleased with their striving, -
In a lofty garden,
und in einem hohen Garten,
In an elevated garden,
In a Garden on high,
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
worin sie keine unbedachte Rede hören.
Wherein they will hear no unsuitable speech.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Darin gibt es eine fließende Quelle,
Within it is a flowing spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
Therein are thrones raised high,
darin gibt es erhöhte Liegen
Within it are couches raised high
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
And drinking - cups ready placed,
und hingestellte Trinkschalen
And cups put in place
Goblets placed (ready),
And cushions set in a row,
und aufgereihte Kissen
And cushions lined up
And cushions set in rows,
And carpets spread out.
und ausgebreitete Teppiche.
And carpets spread around.
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,
Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
und zum Himmel, wie er emporgehoben worden ist,
And at the sky - how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
und zu den Bergen, wie sie aufgerichtet worden sind,
And at the mountains - how they are erected?
And at the Mountains, how they are 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 spread out?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
So ermahne; du bist nur ein Ermahner.
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
You are not a watcher over them;
Du übst nicht die Oberherrschaft über sie aus.
You are not over them a controller.
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Wer sich aber abkehrt und ungläubig ist,
However, he who turns away and disbelieves -
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
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.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Gewiß, zu Uns ist ihre Rückkehr
Indeed, to Us is their return.
For to Us will be their return;
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
und gewiß, hierauf obliegt Uns ihre Abrechnung.
Then indeed, upon Us is their account.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.