Chapter 55, 78 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Most Gracious (Allah)!
Der Allerbarmer
The Most Merciful
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
He has taught (you mankind) the Qur'an (by His Mercy).
hat den Qur'an gelehrt.
Taught the Qur'an,
عَلَّمَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
He created man.
Er hat den Menschen erschaffen.
Created man,
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ
He taught him eloquent speech.
Er hat ihn die klare Darlegung gelehrt.
[And] taught him eloquence.
عَلَّمَهُ ٱلْبَيَانَ
The sun and the moon run on their fixed courses (exactly) calculated with measured out stages for each (for reckoning).
Die Sonne und der Mond (laufen) nach Berechnung.
The sun and the moon [move] by precise calculation,
ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ
And the herbs (or stars) and the trees both prostrate themselves (to Allah - See V.22:18) (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Die stiellosen Pflanzen und die Bäume werfen sich nieder.
And the stars and trees prostrate.
وَٱلنَّجْمُ وَٱلشَّجَرُ يَسْجُدَانِ
And the heaven: He has raised it high, and He has set up the Balance.
Den Himmel hat Er emporgehoben und die Waage aufgestellt,
And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance
وَٱلسَّمَآءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
In order that you may not transgress (due) balance.
damit ihr beim Wägen nicht das Maß überschreitet.
That you not transgress within the balance.
أَلَّا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْمِيزَانِ
And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.
Und meßt das Gewicht in Gerechtigkeit und gebt beim Wägen nicht weniger.
And establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance.
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلْوَزْنَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا۟ ٱلْمِيزَانَ
And the earth: He has put down (laid) for the creatures.
Und die Erde hat Er für die Geschöpfe (an)gelegt;
And the earth He laid [out] for the creatures.
وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَضَعَهَا لِلْأَنَامِ
Therein are fruits and date-palms producing sheathed fruit-stalks (enclosing dates).
auf ihr gibt es Früchte, Palmen mit Fruchthüllen
Therein is fruit and palm trees having sheaths [of dates]
فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَٱلنَّخْلُ ذَاتُ ٱلْأَكْمَامِ
And also corn, with (its) leaves and stalk for fodder, and sweet-scented plants.
und Korn mit Halmen und duftende Pflanzen.
And grain having husks and scented plants.
وَٱلْحَبُّ ذُو ٱلْعَصْفِ وَٱلرَّيْحَانُ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery.
Er hat den Menschen aus trockenem Ton wie Töpferware erschaffen.
He created man from clay like [that of] pottery.
خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلْصَٰلٍ كَٱلْفَخَّارِ
And the jinn: He created from a smokeless flame of fire.
Und Er hat die Ginn aus einer unruhigen Feuerflamme erschaffen.
And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire.
وَخَلَقَ ٱلْجَآنَّ مِن مَّارِجٍ مِّن نَّارٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
(He is) the Lord of the two easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter).
(Er ist) der Herr der beiden Osten und der Herr der beiden Westen.
[He is] Lord of the two sunrises and Lord of the two sunsets.
رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَغْرِبَيْنِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
He has let loose the two seas (the salt and fresh water) meeting together.
Er hat den beiden Meeren freien Lauf gelassen; sie treffen aufeinander,
He released the two seas, meeting [side by side];
مَرَجَ ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ
Between them is a barrier which none of them can transgress.
zwischen ihnen ist (aber) ein trennendes Hindernis, (das)s sie (ihre Grenzen) nicht überschreiten.
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses.
بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Out of them both come out pearl and coral.
Aus ihnen beiden kommen Perlen und Korallen hervor.
From both of them emerge pearl and coral.
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا ٱللُّؤْلُؤُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
And His are the ships going and coming in the seas, like mountains.
Und Sein sind (auch) die (hoch)gebauten auf dem Meer fahrenden (Schiffe), wie Berge.
And to Him belong the ships [with sails] elevated in the sea like mountains.
وَلَهُ ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْمُنشَـَٔاتُ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ كَٱلْأَعْلَٰمِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish.
Alle, die auf ihr sind, werden vergehen;
Everyone upon the earth will perish,
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ
And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever.
bleiben wird (nur) das Angesicht deines Herrn, Besitzer der Erhabenheit und Ehre.
And there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He is (engaged) in some affair (such as giving honour or disgrace to some, life or death to some, etc.)!
Ihn bittet wer in den Himmeln und auf der Erde ist. Jeden Tag befaßt Er sich mit einer Angelegenheit.
Whoever is within the heavens and earth asks Him; every day He is bringing about a matter.
يَسْـَٔلُهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِى شَأْنٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!
Wir werden Uns euch widmen, ihr beiden Schwerlastenden.
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!
O ihr Gesellschaft der Ginn und der Menschen, wenn ihr aus den Bezirken der Himmel und der Erde hinausdringen könnt, so dringt doch heraus. Ihr werdet nicht herausdringen, außer mit einer Ermächtigung.
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah].
يَٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَٰنٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Gegen euch beide wird eine rauchlose Feuerflamme und Kupfer gesandt werden, so werdet ihr euch selbst nicht helfen (können).
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then when the heaven is rent asunder, and it becomes rosy or red like red-oil, or red hide - [See V.70:8]
Wenn der Himmel sich spalten und dann rosig werden wird wie Farböl
And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose - colored like oil -
فَإِذَا ٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ وَرْدَةً كَٱلدِّهَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
So on that Day no question will be asked of man or jinns as to his sin, [because they have already been known from their faces either white (dwellers of Paradise - true believers of Islamic Monotheism) or black (dwellers of Hell - polytheists; disbelievers, criminals)].
an jenem Tag nun werden nach ihrer Sünde weder Mensch noch Gänn gefragt.
Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Die Übeltäter werden an ihrem Merkmal erkannt werden und dann an den Stirnlocken und an den Füßen ergriffen.
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
يُعْرَفُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَٰهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِٱلنَّوَٰصِى وَٱلْأَقْدَامِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
This is the Hell which the Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners) denied.
Das ist die Hölle, die die Übeltäter für Lüge erklären.
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!
Sie werden zwischen ihr und siedend heißem Wasser umhergehen.
They will go around between it and scalding water, heated [to the utmost degree].
يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ ءَانٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
But for him who fears the standing before his Lord, there will be two Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
Für jemanden aber, der den Stand seines Herrn fürchtet, wird es zwei Gärten geben
But for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ جَنَّتَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
With spreading branches.
die beide Zweige haben.
Having [spreading] branches.
ذَوَاتَآ أَفْنَانٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
In them (both) will be two springs flowing (free).
Darin sind zwei Quellen, die fließen.
In both of them are two springs, flowing.
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ تَجْرِيَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
In them (both) will be every kind of fruit in pairs.
Darin gibt es von jeder Frucht zwei Arten'.
In both of them are of every fruit, two kinds.
فِيهِمَا مِن كُلِّ فَٰكِهَةٍ زَوْجَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Reclining upon the couches lined with silk brocade, and the fruits of the two Gardens will be near at hand.
Sie werden sich auf Ruhebetten lehnen, deren Futter aus schwerem Brokat sind. Und die Ernte der beiden Gärten hängt herab.
[They are] reclining on beds whose linings are of silk brocade, and the fruit of the two gardens is hanging low.
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ فُرُشٍۭ بَطَآئِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى ٱلْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Wherein both will be Qasirat-ut-Tarf [chaste females (wives) restraining their glances, desiring none except their husbands], with whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
Darin sind (weibliche Wesen), die ihre Blicke zurückhalten, die vor ihnen weder Mensch noch Ginn berührt haben
In them are women limiting [their] glances, untouched before them by man or jinni -
فِيهِنَّ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
(In beauty) they are like rubies and coral.
als wären sie Rubine und Korallen.
As if they were rubies and coral.
كَأَنَّهُنَّ ٱلْيَاقُوتُ وَٱلْمَرْجَانُ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Is there any reward for good other than good?
Ist der Lohn des Guten nicht ebenfalls das Gute?
Is the reward for good [anything] but good?
هَلْ جَزَآءُ ٱلْإِحْسَٰنِ إِلَّا ٱلْإِحْسَٰنُ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
And besides these two, there are two other Gardens (i.e. in Paradise).
Unterhalb der beiden gibt es (noch) zwei andere Gärten
And below them both [in excellence] are two [other] gardens -
وَمِن دُونِهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Dark green (in colour).
dich bewachsene.
Dark green [in color].
مُدْهَآمَّتَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
In them (both) will be two springs gushing forth.
Darin sind zwei sprudelnde Quellen.
In both of them are two springs, spouting.
فِيهِمَا عَيْنَانِ نَضَّاخَتَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
In them (both) will be fruits, and date-palms and pomegranates.
Darin sind Früchte und Palmen und Granatäpfel.
In both of them are fruit and palm trees and pomegranates.
فِيهِمَا فَٰكِهَةٌ وَنَخْلٌ وَرُمَّانٌ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Therein (Gardens) will be Khairatun-Hisan [fair (wives) good and beautiful];
Darin sind gute schöne (weibliche Wesen)
In them are good and beautiful women -
فِيهِنَّ خَيْرَٰتٌ حِسَانٌ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
- welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Hur (beautiful, fair females) guarded in pavilions;
Huris, (die) in den Zelten zurückgezogen (leben) -,
Fair ones reserved in pavilions -
حُورٌ مَّقْصُورَٰتٌ فِى ٱلْخِيَامِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen? -,
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
With whom no man or jinni has had tamth before them.
die vor ihnen weder Mensch noch Ginn berührt haben.
Untouched before them by man or jinni -
لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَآنٌّ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? -
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Reclining on green cushions and rich beautiful mattresses.
Sie lehnen sich aufgrünen Decken und schönen Teppichen.
Reclining on green cushions and beautiful fine carpets.
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ رَفْرَفٍ خُضْرٍ وَعَبْقَرِىٍّ حِسَانٍ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both (jinn and men) deny?
Welche der Wohltaten eures Herrn wollt ihr beide denn leugnen?
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Blessed be the Name of your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honour.
Segensreich ist der Name deines Herrn, Besitzer der Erhabenheit und Ehre!
Blessed is the name of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honor.
تَبَٰرَكَ ٱسْمُ رَبِّكَ ذِى ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ