In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
Abundance diverts you,
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Chapter 102, 8 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
Abundance diverts you,
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).
bis ihr die Friedhöfe besucht.
Until you come to the graves.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Nay! You shall come to know!
Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! you shall soon know,
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Again nay! You shall come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! you shall soon know.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have been occupied yourselves in worldly things).
Keineswegs! Wenn ihr es nur mit dem Wissen der Gewißheit wüßtet!
Nay! if you had known with a certain knowledge,
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)!
Ihr werdet ganz gewiß den Höllenbrand sehen.
You should most certainly have seen the hell;
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight!
Abermals: Ihr werdet ihn mit dem Auge der Gewißheit sehen.
Then you shall most certainly see it with the eye of certainty;
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)!
Hierauf werdet ihr an jenem Tag ganz gewiß nach der Wonne gefragt werden.
Then on that day you shall most certainly be questioned about the boons.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ