In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
Wonach fragen sie sich?
Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
AAamma yatasaaloona
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَمَّ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
AAani alnnabai alAAatheemi
عَنِ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they are in disagreement.
Allathee hum feehi mukhtalifoona
الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Nay, they will come to know!
Kalla sayaAAlamoona
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Thumma kalla sayaAAlamoona
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Alam najAAali alarda mihadan
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as pegs?
Waaljibala awtadan
وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Wakhalaqnakum azwajan
وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
WajaAAalna nawmakum subatan
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
WajaAAalna allayla libasan
وَجَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We have made the day for livelihood.
WajaAAalna alnnahara maAAashan
وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Wabanayna fawqakum sabAAan shidadan
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
WajaAAalna sirajan wahhajan
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Waanzalna mina almuAAsirati maan thajjajan
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَّاجًا
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
Linukhrija bihi habban wanabatan
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens of thick growth.
Wajannatin alfafan
وَجَنَّاتٍ أَلْفَافًا
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Inna yawma alfasli kana meeqatan
إِنَّ يَوْمَ الْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَاتًا
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori fatatoona afwajan
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
Wafutihati alssamao fakanat abwaban
وَفُتِحَتِ السَّمَاءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَابًا
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Wasuyyirati aljibalu fakanat saraban
وَسُيِّرَتِ الْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
Lilttagheena maaban
لِّلطَّاغِينَ مَآبًا
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
They will abide therein for ages.
Labitheena feeha ahqaban
لَّابِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
La yathooqoona feeha bardan wala sharaban
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Illa hameeman waghassaqan
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Jazaan wifaqan
جَزَاءً وِفَاقًا
als angemessene Vergeltung.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Innahum kanoo la yarjoona hisaban
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Wakaththaboo biayatina kiththaban
وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كِذَّابًا
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Wakulla shayin ahsaynahu kitaban
وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ كِتَابًا
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Fathooqoo falan nazeedakum illa AAathaban
فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Inna lilmuttaqeena mafazan
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Gardens and vineyards,
Hadaiqa waaAAnaban
حَدَائِقَ وَأَعْنَابًا
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
WakawaAAiba atraban
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a full cup (of wine).
Wakasan dihaqan
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan wala kiththaban
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّابًا
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
Jazaan min rabbika AAataan hisaban
جَزَاءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاءً حِسَابًا
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
Rabbi alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma alrrahmani la yamlikoona minhu khitaban
رَّبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
Yawma yaqoomu alrroohu waalmalaikatu saffan la yatakallamoona illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waqala sawaban
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
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.
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
Thalika alyawmu alhaqqu faman shaa ittakhatha ila rabbihi maaban
ذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمُ الْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ مَآبًا
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"
Inna antharnakum AAathaban qareeban yawma yanthuru almaro ma qaddamat yadahu wayaqoolu alkafiru ya laytanee kuntu turaban
إِنَّا أَنذَرْنَاكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَابًا
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!"