Chapter 78, 40 verses
Of what do they ask one another?
About what are they asking one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About the great event,
About the great news -
(It is) of the awful tidings,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they differ?
That over which they are in disagreement.
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
No! They are going to know.
Nay, but they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Then, no! They are going to know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the mountains as stakes?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And We created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
And We have created you in pairs,
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We made the night to be a covering,
And made the night as clothing
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We made a shining lamp,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens of thick foliage.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Surely hell lies in wait,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
For the transgressors, a place of return,
A home for the rebellious.
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
Living therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Requital corresponding.
An appropriate recompense.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
Surely they feared not the account,
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And maidens for companions,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
am Tag, da der Geist und die Engel in Reihe stehen. Sie werden nicht sprechen, außer wem der Allerbarmer es erlaubt und wer Richtiges sagt.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
Wir warnen euch ja vor naher Strafe, am Tag, da der Mensch schauen wird, was seine Hände vorausgeschickt haben, und der Ungläubige sagen wird: "O wäre ich doch Erde!"