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?
Concerning what are they disputing?
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,
Concerning the Great News,
About which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they cannot agree.
Nay, they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) 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 as a wide expanse,
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as pegs?
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 (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
And gardens of thick growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing 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 that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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 vanish, as if they were a mirage.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
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,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
They will dwell therein for ages.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
A fitting recompense (for them).
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
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.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And all things have We preserved on record.
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 ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Gardens and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
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 cup full (to the brim).
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
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,
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
(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,
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with 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 that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
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 Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to 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!"
Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"