In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About what are they asking one another?
Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عم يتساءلون
About what are they asking one another?
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
عن النبإ العظيم
About the great news -
About which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
الذي هم فيه مختلفون
That over which they are in disagreement.
Nay, they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
كلا سيعلمون
No! They are going to know.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
ثم كلا سيعلمون
Then, no! They are going to know.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
ألم نجعل الأرض مهادا
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
والجبال أوتادا
And the mountains as stakes?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
وخلقناكم أزواجا
And We created you in pairs
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
وجعلنا نومكم سباتا
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
وجعلنا الليل لباسا
And made the night as clothing
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
وجعلنا النهار معاشا
And made the day for livelihood
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
وبنينا فوقكم سبعا شدادا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
وجعلنا سراجا وهاجا
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
وأنزلنا من المعصرات ماء ثجاجا
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
لنخرج به حبا ونباتا
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
And gardens of thick growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
وجنات ألفافا
And gardens of entwined growth.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
إن يوم الفصل كان ميقاتا
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
يوم ينفخ في الصور فتأتون أفواجا
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
وفتحت السماء فكانت أبوابا
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
وسيرت الجبال فكانت سرابا
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
إن جهنم كانت مرصادا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
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),
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
للطاغين مآبا
For the transgressors, a place of return,
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
لابثين فيها أحقابا
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
لا يذوقون فيها بردا ولا شرابا
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
إلا حميما وغساقا
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
جزاء وفاقا
An appropriate recompense.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
إنهم كانوا لا يرجون حسابا
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
وكذبوا بآياتنا كذابا
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
وكل شيء أحصيناه كتابا
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
فذوقوا فلن نزيدكم إلا عذابا
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
إن للمتقين مفازا
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gardens and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
حدائق وأعنابا
Gardens and grapevines
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
وكواعب أترابا
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And a full cup (of wine).
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
وكأسا دهاقا
And a full cup.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
لا يسمعون فيها لغوا ولا كذابا
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
جزاء من ربك عطاء حسابا
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
(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).
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما الرحمن ۖ لا يملكون منه خطابا
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
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.
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.
يوم يقوم الروح والملائكة صفا ۖ لا يتكلمون إلا من أذن له الرحمن وقال صوابا
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
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)!
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
ذلك اليوم الحق ۖ فمن شاء اتخذ إلى ربه مآبا
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
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!"
إنا أنذرناكم عذابا قريبا يوم ينظر المرء ما قدمت يداه ويقول الكافر يا ليتني كنت ترابا
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"