Abundance diverts you,
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Chapter 102, 8 verses
Abundance diverts you,
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things),
Until you come to the graves.
Until you visit the graveyards.
bis ihr die Friedhöfe besucht.
Until ye visit the graves.
Nay! you shall soon know,
No! You are going to know.
Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
But nay, ye soon shall know (the reality).
Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
Then no! You are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
Again, ye soon shall know!
Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
Keineswegs! Wenn ihr es nur mit dem Wissen der Gewißheit wüßtet!
Nay, were ye to know with certainty of mind, (ye would beware!)
You should most certainly have seen the hell;
You will surely see the Hellfire.
Ihr werdet ganz gewiß den Höllenbrand sehen.
Ye shall certainly see Hell - Fire!
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
Abermals: Ihr werdet ihn mit dem Auge der Gewißheit sehen.
Again, ye shall see it with certainty of sight!
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Hierauf werdet ihr an jenem Tag ganz gewiß nach der Wonne gefragt werden.
Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!).