Chapter 51, 60 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By (the winds) that scatter dust.
Bei den heftig Zerstreuenden,
By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing
And (the clouds) that bear heavy weight of water.
dann den eine Last Tragenden,
And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]
And (the ships) that float with ease and gentleness.
dann den leicht Dahinziehenden,
And those [ships] sailing with ease
And those (angels) who distribute (provisions, rain, and other blessings) by (Allah's) Command.
dann den Angelegenheiten Regelnden,
And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
Verily, that which you are promised (i.e. Resurrection in the Hereafter and receiving the reward or punishment of good or bad deeds) is surely true.
sicherlich, was euch angedroht wird, ist wahr,
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
And verily, the Recompense is sure to happen.
und das Gericht wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
By the heaven full of paths,
Beim Himmel in seiner Vollkommenheit;
By the heaven containing pathways,
Certainly, you have different ideas (about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an).
ihr äußert fürwahr unterschiedliche Reden.
Indeed, you are in differing speech.
Turned aside therefrom (i.e. from Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Qur'an) is he who is turned aside (by the Decree and Preordainment القضاء والقدر of Allah).
Abwendig machen läßt sich davon, wer sich abwendig machen läßt.
Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded.
Cursed be the liars
Tod den Mutmaßern,
Destroyed are the falsifiers
Who are under a cover of heedlessness (think not about the gravity of the Hereafter),
die in Versenkung zerstreut sind.
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
They ask: "When will be the Day of Recompense?"
Sie fragen: "Wann wird denn der Tag des Gerichts sein?"
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (punished i.e. burnt) over the Fire!
- Am Tag, da sie im Feuer geprüft werden.
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
"Taste you your trial (punishment i.e. burning)! This is what you used to ask to be hastened!"
Kostet (nun) eure Prüfung. Das ist, was ihr zu beschleunigen wünschtet.
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs (in the Paradise),
Gewiß, die Gottesfürchtigen werden in Gärten und an Quellen sein,
Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs,
Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this Muhsinun (good-doers. See V.2:112).
sie nehmen, was ihr Herr ihnen gegeben hat, denn sie pflegten davor Gutes zu tun.
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
They used to sleep but little by night [invoking their Lord (Allah) and praying, with fear and hope].
Nur ein wenig pflegten sie in der Nacht zu schlafen,
They used to sleep but little of the night,
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness.
und im letzten Teil der Nacht pflegten sie um Vergebung zu bitten,
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
And in their properties there was the right of the Sa'il (the beggar who asks) and the Mahrum (the poor who does not ask others) .
und (sie gestanden) an ihrem Besitz dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten ein Anrecht (zu).
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty.
Und auf der Erde gibt es Zeichen für die Überzeugten
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
And also in your ownselves. Will you not then see?
und (auch) in euch selbst. Seht ihr denn nicht?
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.
Und im Himmel ist eure Versorgung und das, was euch versprochen wird.
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.
Beim Herrn des Himmels und der Erde, das ist gewiß so wahr, gleichermaßen wie ihr reden könnt.
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Has the story reached you, of the honoured guests [three angels; Jibril (Gabriel) along with another two] of Ibrahim (Abraham)?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte von den geehrten Gästen Ibrahims gekommen?
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
When they came in to him and said: "Salam, (peace be upon you)!" He answered: "Salam, (peace be upon you)," and said: "You are a people unknown to me."
Als sie bei ihm eintraten und sagten: "Frieden!" Er sagte: "Friede! - Fremde Leute."
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf [as the property of Ibrahim (Abraham) was mainly cows].
Er schlich sich zu seinen Angehörigen und brachte (zum Essen) dann ein ansehnliches Kalb her.
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf
And placed it before them, (saying): "Will you not eat?"
Er setzte es ihnen vor; er sagte: "Wollt ihr nicht essen?"
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not." And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge (about Allah and His religion of True Monotheism).
Er empfand in sich Furcht vor ihnen. Sie sagten: "Fürchte dich nicht." Und sie verkündeten ihm einen kenntnisreichen Jungen.
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
Then his wife came forward with a loud voice: she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!"
Da kam seine Frau in großem Geschrei herbei. Sie schlug sich ins Gesicht und sagte: "(Ich bin doch) eine alte, unfruchtbare Frau!"
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."
Sie sagten: "So hat (es) dein Herr gesagt. Gewiß, Er ist der Allweise und Allwissende."
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
[Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Then for what purpose you have come, O Messengers?"
Er sagte: "Was ist nun euer Auftrag, ihr Boten?"
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
They said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals, disbelievers in Allah)
Sie sagten: "Wir sind zu einem Volk von Übeltätern gesandt,
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
To send down upon them stones of baked clay.
um über sie Steine aus Lehm niederkommen zu lassen,
To send down upon them stones of clay,
Marked by your Lord for the Musrifun (polytheists, criminals, sinners - those who trespass Allah's set limits in evil-doings by committing great sins).
gekennzeichnet bei deinem Herrn für die Maßlosen."
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
So We brought out from therein the believers.
Und so ließen Wir wer in ihr gläubig war, fortziehen.
So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.
But We found not there any household of the Muslims except one [of Lut (Lot) and his two daughters].
Da fanden wir in ihr aber nur ein (einziges) Haus von (Allah) Ergebenen.
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
And We have left there a sign (i.e. the place of the Dead Sea in Palestine) for those who fear the painful torment.
Und Wir hinterließen in ihr ein Zeichen für diejenigen, die die schmerzhafte Strafe fürchten.
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign), when We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
Und in Musa, als Wir ihn zu Fir'aun mit einer deutlichen Ermächtigung sandten.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."
Da aber kehrte er sich ab samt seiner Stütze und sagte: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
But he turned away with his supporters and said," A magician or a madman."
So We took him and his hosts, and dumped them into the sea, for he was blameworthy.
Da ergriffen Wir ihn und seine Heerscharen und warfen sie dann in das große Gewässer, denn er hatte sich Tadel zugezogen.
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;
Und (auch) in den 'Ad, als Wir gegen sie den unheilvollen Wind sandten.
And in 'Aad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.
Nichts von (all) dem, worüber er kam, ließ er zurück, ohne es wie Zerfallenes werden zu lassen.
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"
Und (auch) in den Tamud, als zu ihnen gesagt wurde: "Genießt für eine gewisse Zeit."
And in Thamud, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.
Sie lehnten sich gegen den Befehl ihres Herrn auf. Da ergriff sie der Donnerschlag, während sie hinschauten,
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.
so konnten sie nicht (mehr) aufstehen und es wurde ihnen keine Hilfe zuteil.
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
(So were) the people of Nuh (Noah) before them. Verily, they were a people who were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).
Und (Wir vernichteten) zuvor (auch) das Volk Nuhs; gewiß, sie waren ein Volk von Frevlern.
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
With power did We construct the heaven. Verily, We are Able to extend the vastness of space thereof.
Und den Himmel haben Wir mit Kraft aufgebaut, und Wir weiten (ihn) wahrlich (noch) aus.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
And We have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are We!
Und die Erde haben Wir ausgebreitet. Wie trefflich haben Wir (sie) geebnet!
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
And of everything We have created pairs, that you may remember (the Grace of Allah).
Und von allem haben Wir ein Paar erschaffen, auf daß ihr bedenken möget.
And of all things We created two mates; perhaps you will remember.
So flee to Allah (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islamic Monotheism). Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
So flüchtet (nun) zu Allah. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
And set not up (or worship not) any other ilah (god) along with Allah [Glorified be He (Alone), Exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him]. Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am a plain warner to you from Him.
Und setzt neben Allah keinen anderen Gott. Gewiß, ich bin euch von Ihm ein deutlicher Warner.
And do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Likewise, no Messenger came to those before them but they said: "A sorcerer or a madman!"
So kam auch zu denjenigen, die vor ihnen waren, kein Gesandter, ohne daß sie gesagt hätten: "Ein Zauberer oder ein Besessener."
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)!
Haben sie es denn einander eindringlich empfohlen? Nein! Vielmehr sind sie ein das Maß (an Frevel) überschreitendes Volk.
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
So turn away (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from them (Quraish pagans), you are not blame-worthy (as you have conveyed Allah's Message).
So kehre dich von ihnen ab; du bist (hierin) nicht zu tadeln.
So leave them, [O Muhammad], for you are not to be blamed.
And remind (by preaching the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), for verily, the reminding profits the believers.
Und ermahne, denn die Ermahnung nützt den Gläubigen.
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone).
Und Ich habe die Ginn und die Menschen nur (dazu) erschaffen, damit sie Mir dienen.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
I seek not any provision from them (i.e. provision for themselves or for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e. feed themselves or My creatures).
Ich will weder von ihnen irgendeine Versorgung, noch will Ich, daß sie Mir zu essen geben.
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong.
Gewiß, Allah ist der Versorger, der Besitzer von Kraft und der Feste .
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a portion of torment like to the evil portion of torment (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on!
Gewiß, für diejenigen, die Unrecht tun, wird es einen vorgesehenen Anteil geben wie den Anteil ihrer Gefährten; so sollen sie Mich nicht um Beschleunigung (der Strafe) bitten.
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their predecessors, so let them not impatiently urge Me.
Then woe to those who disbelieve (in Allah and His Oneness - Islamic Monotheism) from their Day which they have been promised (for their punishment).
So wehe denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, vor ihrem Tag, der ihnen angedroht ist!
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.