Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
Bei den heftig Zerstreuenden,
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
dann den eine Last Tragenden,
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
dann den leicht Dahinziehenden,
And those [ships] sailing with ease
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
dann den Angelegenheiten Regelnden,
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
sicherlich, was euch angedroht wird, ist wahr,
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
And the judgment must most surely come about.
und das Gericht wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
Beim Himmel in seiner Vollkommenheit;
By the heaven containing pathways,
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
ihr äußert fürwahr unterschiedliche Reden.
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Abwendig machen läßt sich davon, wer sich abwendig machen läßt.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Cursed be the liars,
Tod den Mutmaßern,
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
die in Versenkung zerstreut sind.
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
Sie fragen: "Wann wird denn der Tag des Gerichts sein?"
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
- Am Tag, da sie im Feuer geprüft werden.
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
Kostet (nun) eure Prüfung. Das ist, was ihr zu beschleunigen wünschtet.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Gewiß, die Gottesfürchtigen werden in Gärten und an Quellen sein,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
sie nehmen, was ihr Herr ihnen gegeben hat, denn sie pflegten davor Gutes zu tun.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
They used to sleep but little in the night.
Nur ein wenig pflegten sie in der Nacht zu schlafen,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
und im letzten Teil der Nacht pflegten sie um Vergebung zu bitten,
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
und (sie gestanden) an ihrem Besitz dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten ein Anrecht (zu).
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
Und auf der Erde gibt es Zeichen für die Überzeugten
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
und (auch) in euch selbst. Seht ihr denn nicht?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
Und im Himmel ist eure Versorgung und das, was euch versprochen wird.
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Beim Herrn des Himmels und der Erde, das ist gewiß so wahr, gleichermaßen wie ihr reden könnt.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte von den geehrten Gästen Ibrahims gekommen?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Als sie bei ihm eintraten und sagten: "Frieden!" Er sagte: "Friede! - Fremde Leute."
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Er schlich sich zu seinen Angehörigen und brachte (zum Essen) dann ein ansehnliches Kalb her.
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
Er setzte es ihnen vor; er sagte: "Wollt ihr nicht essen?"
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.
Er empfand in sich Furcht vor ihnen. Sie sagten: "Fürchte dich nicht." Und sie verkündeten ihm einen kenntnisreichen Jungen.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
Da kam seine Frau in großem Geschrei herbei. Sie schlug sich ins Gesicht und sagte: "(Ich bin doch) eine alte, unfruchtbare Frau!"
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
Sie sagten: "So hat (es) dein Herr gesagt. Gewiß, Er ist der Allweise und Allwissende."
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
Er sagte: "Was ist nun euer Auftrag, ihr Boten?"
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
Sie sagten: "Wir sind zu einem Volk von Übeltätern gesandt,
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
um über sie Steine aus Lehm niederkommen zu lassen,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
gekennzeichnet bei deinem Herrn für die Maßlosen."
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Und so ließen Wir wer in ihr gläubig war, fortziehen.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
Da fanden wir in ihr aber nur ein (einziges) Haus von (Allah) Ergebenen.
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
Und Wir hinterließen in ihr ein Zeichen für diejenigen, die die schmerzhafte Strafe fürchten.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
Und in Musa, als Wir ihn zu Fir'aun mit einer deutlichen Ermächtigung sandten.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
Da aber kehrte er sich ab samt seiner Stütze und sagte: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
Da ergriffen Wir ihn und seine Heerscharen und warfen sie dann in das große Gewässer, denn er hatte sich Tadel zugezogen.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
Und (auch) in den 'Ad, als Wir gegen sie den unheilvollen Wind sandten.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
Nichts von (all) dem, worüber er kam, ließ er zurück, ohne es wie Zerfallenes werden zu lassen.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
Und (auch) in den Tamud, als zu ihnen gesagt wurde: "Genießt für eine gewisse Zeit."
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
Sie lehnten sich gegen den Befehl ihres Herrn auf. Da ergriff sie der Donnerschlag, während sie hinschauten,
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
so konnten sie nicht (mehr) aufstehen und es wurde ihnen keine Hilfe zuteil.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
Und (Wir vernichteten) zuvor (auch) das Volk Nuhs; gewiß, sie waren ein Volk von Frevlern.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
Und den Himmel haben Wir mit Kraft aufgebaut, und Wir weiten (ihn) wahrlich (noch) aus.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
Und die Erde haben Wir ausgebreitet. Wie trefflich haben Wir (sie) geebnet!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
Und von allem haben Wir ein Paar erschaffen, auf daß ihr bedenken möget.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
So flüchtet (nun) zu Allah. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Und setzt neben Allah keinen anderen Gott. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
So kam auch zu denjenigen, die vor ihnen waren, kein Gesandter, ohne daß sie gesagt hätten: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Haben sie es denn einander eindringlich empfohlen? Nein! Vielmehr sind sie ein das Maß (an Frevel) überschreitendes Volk.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
So kehre dich von ihnen ab; du bist (hierin) nicht zu tadeln.
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
Und ermahne, denn die Ermahnung nützt den Gläubigen.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
Und Ich habe die Ginn und die Menschen nur (dazu) erschaffen, damit sie Mir dienen.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
Ich will weder von ihnen irgendeine Versorgung, noch will Ich, daß sie Mir zu essen geben.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
Gewiß, Allah ist der Versorger, der Besitzer von Kraft und der Feste .
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.
Gewiß, für diejenigen, die Unrecht tun, wird es einen vorgesehenen Anteil geben wie den Anteil ihrer Gefährten; so sollen sie Mich nicht um Beschleunigung (der Strafe) bitten.
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.
So wehe denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, vor ihrem Tag, der ihnen angedroht ist!
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.