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?
Of what do they ask 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,
About the great event,
About which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they differ?
Nay, they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
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.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We made the night to be a covering,
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We made a shining lamp,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
And gardens of thick growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
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
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
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.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Surely hell lies 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,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Living therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
Requital corresponding.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
Surely they feared not the 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.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
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.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Gardens and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and vineyards,
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And a full cup (of wine).
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a pure cup.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
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,
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
(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,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
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.
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
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.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
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!"
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!