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