Chapter 74, 56 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!
O du Zugedeckter,
O you who are clothed!
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُدَّثِّرُ
Arise and warn!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn,
قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And your Lord do magnify,
وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ
And purify your garments!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And your garments do purify,
وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And uncleanness do shun,
وَٱلرُّجْزَ فَٱهْجُرْ
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
وَلِرَبِّكَ فَٱصْبِرْ
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِى ٱلنَّاقُورِ
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
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)!
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا
And then granted him resources in abundance.
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And give him vast riches,
وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُۥ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا
And children to be by his side.
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And sons dwelling in his presence,
وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُۥ تَمْهِيدًا
After all that he desires that I should give more;
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لِءَايَٰتِنَا عَنِيدًا
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
Verily, he thought and plotted.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
إِنَّهُۥ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ
Then he thought.
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he looked,
ثُمَّ نَظَرَ
Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he frowned and scowled,
ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ
Then he turned back, and was proud.
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا قَوْلُ ٱلْبَشَرِ
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will cast him into hell.
سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا سَقَرُ
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
لَا تُبْقِى وَلَا تَذَرُ
Burning and blackening the skins!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
It scorches the mortal.
لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are nineteen.
عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ
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.
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 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.
وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةً وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَيَزْدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنًا وَ
Nay! And by the moon
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay; I swear by the moon,
كَلَّا وَٱلْقَمَرِ
And by the night when it withdraws.
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the night when it departs,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ
And by the dawn when it brightens.
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And the daybreak when it shines;
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَآ أَسْفَرَ
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).
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ
A warning to mankind -
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mortals,
نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ
To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except the people of the right hand,
إِلَّآ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْيَمِينِ
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In gardens, they shall ask each other
فِى جَنَّٰتٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
nach den Übeltätern:
About the guilty:
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
What has brought you into hell?
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ
They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
قَالُوا۟ لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُصَلِّينَ
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
And we used not to feed the poor;
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ
"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ ٱلْخَآئِضِينَ
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
Till death overtook us.
حَتَّىٰٓ أَتَىٰنَا ٱلْيَقِينُ
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلتَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were asses taking fright
كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
That had fled from a lion?
فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍۭ
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).
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُؤْتَىٰ صُحُفًا مُّنَشَّرَةً
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
كَلَّا بَل لَّا يَخَافُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهُۥ تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
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).
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ