Chapter 51, 60 verses
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
Bei den heftig Zerstreuenden,
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
dann den eine Last Tragenden,
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
dann den leicht Dahinziehenden,
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
dann den Angelegenheiten Regelnden,
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
Verily that which ye are promised is true;
sicherlich, was euch angedroht wird, ist wahr,
And the judgment must most surely come about.
And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
und das Gericht wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Beim Himmel in seiner Vollkommenheit;
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
ihr äußert fürwahr unterschiedliche Reden.
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Abwendig machen läßt sich davon, wer sich abwendig machen läßt.
Cursed be the liars,
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Tod den Mutmaßern,
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
die in Versenkung zerstreut sind.
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
Sie fragen: "Wann wird denn der Tag des Gerichts sein?"
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
- Am Tag, da sie im Feuer geprüft werden.
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Kostet (nun) eure Prüfung. Das ist, was ihr zu beschleunigen wünschtet.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of 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.
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
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 were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
Nur ein wenig pflegten sie in der Nacht zu schlafen,
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for 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 in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).
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,
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
Und auf der Erde gibt es Zeichen für die Überzeugten
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then 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 heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye 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 heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.
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 the story reached thee, of the honoured 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.
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
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 turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted 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 before them.. he said, "Will ye 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.
(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.
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!
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "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, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
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: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
Er sagte: "Was ist nun euer Auftrag, ihr Boten?"
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
Sie sagten: "Wir sind zu einem Volk von Übeltätern gesandt,
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
um über sie Steine aus Lehm niederkommen zu lassen,
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
gekennzeichnet bei deinem Herrn für die Maßlosen."
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
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).
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
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 there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
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 another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
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 (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
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 forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
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 the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating 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 whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
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 the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
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 insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even 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 -
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help 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.
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
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.
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
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 We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
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 every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
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.
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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 make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
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, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
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.
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
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 turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
So kehre dich von ihnen ab; du bist (hierin) nicht zu tadeln.
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
But teach (thy Message) for teaching 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.
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve 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.
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should 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.
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
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.
For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!
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.
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
So wehe denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, vor ihrem Tag, der ihnen angedroht ist!