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