Chapter 74, 56 verses
O you who are clothed!
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O du Zugedeckter,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!
Arise and warn,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn!
And your Lord do magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
And your garments do purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And purify your garments!
And uncleanness do shun,
And all abomination shun!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created lonely (without any wealth or children etc, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)!
And give him vast riches,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And then granted him resources in abundance.
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons to be by his side! -
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And children to be by his side.
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
After all that he desires that I should give more;
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For he thought and he plotted; -
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Verily, he thought and plotted.
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Then he looked,
Then he looked round;
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he thought.
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back and was haughty;
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back, and was proud.
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
I will cast him into hell.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
It scorches the mortal.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Burning and blackening the skins!
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
Wir haben als Wächter des (Höllen)feuers nur Engel eingesetzt, und Wir haben ihre Zahl nur zu einer Versuchung gemacht für diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, damit diejenigen Überzeugung gewinnen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und damit diejenigen, die glauben, an Glauben zunehmen, und damit diejenigen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und (auch) die Gläubigen nicht zweifeln und damit diejenigen, in deren Herzen Krankheit ist, und (auch) die Ungläubigen sagen: "Was will denn Allah damit als Gleichnis?" So läßt Allah in die Irre gehen, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Aber niemand weiß über die Heerscharen deines Herrn Bescheid außer Ihm. Und es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Menschenwesen.
And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire. And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Qur'an is the truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19) which is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur'an is the truth), and that no doubt may be left for the people of the Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: "What Allah intends by this (curious) example ?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know the hosts of your Lord but He. And this (Hell) is nothing else than a (warning) reminder to mankind.
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay! And by the moon
And the night when it departs,
And by the Night as it retreateth,
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And by the night when it withdraws.
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And by the dawn when it brightens.
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest (signs).
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind, -
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mankind -
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Except the people of the right hand,
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
In gardens, they shall ask each other
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
About the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
nach den Übeltätern:
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
What has brought you into hell?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),
And we used not to feed the poor;
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were affrighted asses,
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion!
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth).
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.
And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).