Chapter 52, 49 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the Tur (Mount)
Bei dem Berg;
By the Mount (of Revelation);
وَٱلطُّورِ
And by a Book Inscribed
und bei einem Buch, das in Zeilen niedergeschrieben ist
By a Decree inscribed
وَكِتَٰبٍ مَّسْطُورٍ
In parchment unrolled.
auf ausgebreiteter Tierhaut;
In a Scroll unfolded;
فِى رَقٍّ مَّنشُورٍ
And by Al-Bait-ul-Ma'mur (the house over the heavens parallel to the Ka'bah at Makkah, continuously visited by the angels).
bei dem vielbesuchten (Gottes)haus
By the much - frequented Fane;
وَٱلْبَيْتِ ٱلْمَعْمُورِ
And by the roof raised high (i.e. the heaven).
und bei dem erhöhten Dach
By the Canopy Raised High;
وَٱلسَّقْفِ ٱلْمَرْفُوعِ
And by the sea kept filled (or it will be fire kindled on the Day of Resurrection).
und bei dem angefüllten Meer!
And by the Ocean filled with Swell; -
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
Verily, the Torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.
Die Strafe deines Herrn wird gewiß hereinbrechen.
Verily, the Doom of thy Lord will indeed come to pass; -
إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
There is none that can avert it.
Es gibt niemanden, der sie abwehren könnte.
There is none can avert it; -
مَّا لَهُۥ مِن دَافِعٍ
On the Day when the heaven will shake with a dreadful shaking,
Am Tag, da der Himmel sich heftig hin und her bewegen
On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion.
يَوْمَ تَمُورُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ مَوْرًا
And the mountains will move away with a (horrible) movement.
und die Berge sich in der Tat bewegen werden,
And the mountains will fly hither and thither.
وَتَسِيرُ ٱلْجِبَالُ سَيْرًا
Then woe that Day to the beliers.
wehe an jenem Tag den Leugnern (der Botschaft),
Then woe that Day to those that treat (Truth) as Falsehood; -
فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Who are playing in falsehood .
die in schweifenden Gesprächen ihr Spiel treiben!
That play (and paddle) in shallow trifles.
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ
The Day when they will be pushed down by force to the Fire of Hell, with a horrible, forceful pushing.
Am Tag, da sie gewaltsam zum Feuer der Hölle gestoßen werden:
That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.
يَوْمَ يُدَعُّونَ إِلَىٰ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا
This is the Fire which you used to belie.
"Das ist das Feuer, das ihr für Lüge zu erklären pflegtet.
"This:, it will be said, "Is the Fire, - which ye were wont to deny!
هَٰذِهِ ٱلنَّارُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ
Is this magic, or do you not see?
Ist dies (nun) etwa Zauberei, oder könnt ihr nicht sehen?
"Is this then a fake, or is it ye that do not see?
أَفَسِحْرٌ هَٰذَآ أَمْ أَنتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.
Seid ihm ausgesetzt und ertragt es dann standhaft oder nicht, gleich ist es in Bezug auf euch; euch wird nur das vergolten, was ihr zu tun pflegtet."
"Burn ye therein: the same is it to you whether ye bear it with patience, or not: Ye but receive the recompense of your (own) deeds."
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Verily, the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2) will be in Gardens (Paradise), and Delight.
Die Gottesfürchtigen aber werden in Gärten und Wonne sein.
As to the Righteous, they will be in Gardens, and in Happiness, -
إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّٰتٍ وَنَعِيمٍ
Enjoying in that which their Lord has bestowed on them, and (the fact that) their Lord saved them from the torment of the blazing Fire.
Sie lassen es sich wohl sein an dem, was ihnen ihr Herr gibt. Und ihr Herr bewahrt sie vor der Strafe des Höllenbrandes.
Enjoying the (Bliss) which their Lord hath bestowed on them, and their Lord shall deliver them from the Penalty of the Fire.
فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
"Eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do."
"Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr zu tun pflegtet,
(To them will be said:) "Eat and drink ye, with profit and health, because of your (good) deeds."
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
They will recline (with ease) on thrones arranged in ranks. And We shall marry them to Hur: (female, fair ones) with wide lovely eyes.
indem ihr euch auf (voreinander)gereihten Liegen lehnt." Und Wir geben ihnen als Gattinnen Huris mit schönen, großen Augen.
They will recline (with ease) on Thrones (of dignity) arranged in ranks; and We shall join them to Companions, with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.
مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّصْفُوفَةٍ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍ
And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.
Und denjenigen, die glauben und denen ihre Nachkommenschaft im Glauben nachfolgt, lassen Wir ihre Nachkommenschaft sich (ihnen) anschließen. Und Wir verringern ihnen gar nichts von ihren Werken. Jedermann ist an das, was er erworben hat, gebunden.
And those who believe and whose families follow them in Faith, - to them shall We join their families: Nor shall We deprive them (of the fruit) of aught of their works: (Yet) is each individual in pledge for his deeds.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ
And We shall provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.
Und Wir versorgen sie reichlich mit Früchten und Fleisch von dem, was sie begehren.
And We shall bestow on them, of fruit and meat, anything they shall desire.
وَأَمْدَدْنَٰهُم بِفَٰكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
There they shall pass from hand to hand a (wine) cup, free from any Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk between them), and free from sin (because it will be lawful for them to drink).
Sie greifen darin miteinander nach einem Becher, in dem nichts darin ist, was zu unbedachter Rede verleitet und zu keiner Versündigung.
They shall there exchange, one with another, a (loving) cup free of frivolity, free of all taint of ill.
يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا لَّا لَغْوٌ فِيهَا وَلَا تَأْثِيمٌ
And there will go round boy-servants of theirs, to serve them as if they were preserved pearls.
Und unter ihnen gehen Jünglinge umher, die zu ihnen gehören, als wären sie wohlverwahrte Perlen.
Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, young male servants (handsome) as Pearls well - guarded.
وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ
And some of them draw near to others, questioning.
Und sie wenden sich einander zu und fragen sich gegenseitig.
They will advance to each other, engaging in mutual enquiry.
وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allah) in the midst of our families.
Sie sagen: "Gewiß, früher waren wir inmitten unserer Angehörigen besorgt.
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
"So Allah has been gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire.
Da erwies Allah uns eine Wohltat und bewahrte uns vor der Strafe des Glutwindes.
"But Allah has been good to us, and has delivered us from the Penalty of the Scorching Wind.
فَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَوَقَىٰنَا عَذَابَ ٱلسَّمُومِ
"Verily, We used to invoke Him (Alone and none else) before. Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful."
Gewiß, früher pflegten wir Ihn anzurufen. Gewiß, Er ist ja der Gütige und Barmherzige."
"Truly, we did call unto Him from of old: truly it is He, the Beneficent, the Merciful!"
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Therefore, remind (mankind of Islamic Monotheism, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.
So ermahne (nur); du bist ja durch die Gunst deines Herrn weder ein Wahrsager noch ein Besessener.
Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed.
فَذَكِّرْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَتِ رَبِّكَ بِكَاهِنٍ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ
Or do they say: "(Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is a poet! We await for him some calamity by time!"
Oder sagen sie etwa: "Ein Dichter, gegen den wir die (Unglücks)fälle der Zeit abwarten"?
Or do they say: - "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!"
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِۦ رَيْبَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to them): "Wait! I am with you among the waiters!"
Sag: Wartet ab! Gewiß, ich gehöre mit euch zu denjenigen, die abwarten.
Say thou: "Await ye! - I too will wait along with you!"
قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا۟ فَإِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ
Do their minds command them this [i.e. to tell a lie against you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)] or are they people transgressing all bounds?
Oder befiehlt ihnen etwa ihr Verstand dies, oder sind sie (vielmehr) Leute, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten?
Is it that their faculties of understanding urge them to this, or are they but a people transgressing beyond bounds?
أَمْ تَأْمُرُهُمْ أَحْلَٰمُهُم بِهَٰذَآ أَمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) has forged it (this Qur'an)?" Nay! They believe not!
Oder sagen sie etwa: "Er hat ihn sich selbst ausgedacht'"? Nein! Vielmehr glauben sie nicht.
Or do they say, "He fabricated the (Message)"? Nay, they have no faith!
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُۥ بَل لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'an) if they are truthful.
So sollen sie doch eine Aussage gleicher Art beibringen, wenn sie wahrhaftig sind.
Let them then produce a recital like unto it, - If (it be) they speak the truth!
فَلْيَأْتُوا۟ بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِۦٓ إِن كَانُوا۟ صَٰدِقِينَ
Were they created by nothing? Or were they themselves the creators?
Oder sind sie etwa aus dem Nichts erschaffen worden, oder sind sie (gar) selbst die Schöpfer?
Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?
أَمْ خُلِقُوا۟ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, but they have no firm Belief.
Oder haben sie (etwa) die Himmel und die Erde erschaffen? Nein! Vielmehr sind sie nicht überzeugt.
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Nay, they have no firm belief.
أَمْ خَلَقُوا۟ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بَل لَّا يُوقِنُونَ
Or are with them the treasures of your Lord? Or are they the tyrants with the authority to do as they like?
Oder besitzen sie (etwa) die Schatzkammern deines Herrn, oder sind sie es, die die Oberherrschaft ausüben?
Or are the Treasures of thy Lord with them, or are they the managers (of affairs)?
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُصَۣيْطِرُونَ
Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.
Oder haben sie eine Leiter, mit der sie (den Himmel) abhören (können)? Dann soll doch ihr Abhörer eine deutliche Ermächtigung beibringen.
Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُم بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
Or has He (Allah) only daughters and you have sons?
Oder hat Er (für Sich selbst) die Töchter und habt ihr (für euch selbst) die Söhne (bestimmt)?
Or has He only daughters and ye have sons?
أَمْ لَهُ ٱلْبَنَٰتُ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ
Or is it that you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) ask a wage from them (for your preaching of Islamic Monotheism) so that they are burdened with a load of debt?
Oder verlangst du (etwa) von ihnen einen Lohn, so daß sie mit Schulden belastet wären?
Or is it that thou dost ask for a reward, so that they are burdened with a load of debt? -
أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ
Or that the Ghaib (Unseen) is with them, and they write it down?
Oder besitzen sie (das Wissen über) das Verborgene, so daß sie (es) aufschreiben (können)?
Or that the Unseen in it their hands, and they write it down?
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ
Or do they intend a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)? But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) are themselves plotted against!
Oder wollen sie eine List anwenden? Aber diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind es, die der List erliegen.
Or do they intend a plot (against thee)? But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!
أَمْ يُرِيدُونَ كَيْدًا فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْمَكِيدُونَ
Or have they an ilah (a god) other than Allah? Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partners (to Him)
Oder haben sie einen anderen Gott als Allah? Preis sei Allah! (und Erhaben ist Er) über das, was sie (Ihm) beigesellen.
Or have they a god other than Allah? Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!
أَمْ لَهُمْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
And if they were to see a piece of the heaven falling down, they would say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
Und wenn sie ein Stück vom Himmel herabfallen sähen, würden sie sagen: "Aufgeschichtete Wolken."
Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say: "Clouds gathered in heaps!"
وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كِسْفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا يَقُولُوا۟ سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُومٌ
So leave them alone till they meet their Day, in which they will sink into a fainting (with horror).
Lasse sie nur, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, an dem sie wie vom Donnerschlag getroffen zusammenbrechen werden,
So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror), -
فَذَرْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى فِيهِ يُصْعَقُونَ
The Day when their plotting shall not avail them at all nor will they be helped (i.e. they will receive their torment in Hell).
dem Tag, da ihre List ihnen nichts nützen und ihnen keine Hilfe zuteil werden wird.
The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.
يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُمْ كَيْدُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment (i.e. the torment in this world and in their graves) before this; but most of them know not. (Tafsir At-Tabari).
Gewiß, für diejenigen, die Unrecht tun, wird es eine Strafe außer dieser geben, aber die meisten von ihnen wissen nicht.
And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this: But most of them understand not.
وَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ عَذَابًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
So wait patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) for the Decision of your Lord, for verily, you are under Our Eyes ; and glorify the Praises of your Lord when you get up from sleep.
Sei standhaft gegenüber dem Urteil deines Herrn. Gewiß, du bist ja vor Unseren Augen. Und lobpreise deinen Herrn, wenn du aufstehst,
Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in Our eyes: and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth,
وَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ
And in the nighttime also glorify His Praises - and at the setting of the stars.
und (in einem Teil) von der Nacht, da preise Ihn, und beim Schwinden der Sterne.
And for part of the night also praise thou Him, - and at the retreat of the stars!
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَإِدْبَٰرَ ٱلنُّجُومِ