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 covers himself [with a garment],
Arise and warn!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And your Lord glorify
And purify your garments!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And your clothing purify
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And uncleanliness avoid
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 do not confer favor to acquire more
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
But for your Lord be patient.
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
And when the trumpet is blown,
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
That Day will be a difficult day
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
For the disbelievers - not easy.
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 with the one I created alone
And then granted him resources in abundance.
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
And children to be by his side.
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And children present [with him]
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
After all that he desires that I should give more;
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
Then he desires that I should add more.
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
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 cover him with arduous torment.
Verily, he thought and plotted.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Then he thought.
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he considered [again];
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;
Then he turned back, and was proud.
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
This is not but the word of a human being."
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will drive him into Saqar.
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Burning and blackening the skins!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Blackening the skins.
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are nineteen [angels].
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 keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.
Nay! And by the moon
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
No! By the moon
And by the night when it withdraws.
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And [by] the night when it departs
And by the dawn when it brightens.
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
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)
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
A warning to mankind -
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
As a warning to humanity -
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 whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except the companions of the right,
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
nach den Übeltätern:
About the criminals,
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
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 will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
"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 engaged [in it],
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
Until there came to us the certainty."
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
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,
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were alarmed donkeys
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a lion?
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.
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Then whoever wills will remember it.
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 remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.