In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Chapter 102, 8 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you,
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Die Vermehrung lenkt euch ab,
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ
Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).
Until you visit the graveyards.
bis ihr die Friedhöfe besucht.
حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ
Nay! You shall come to know!
No! You are going to know.
Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Again nay! You shall come to know!
Then no! You are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Ihr werdet (es noch) erfahren.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Nay! If you knew with a sure knowledge (the end result of piling up, you would not have been occupied yourselves in worldly things).
No! If you only knew with knowledge of certainty...
Keineswegs! Wenn ihr es nur mit dem Wissen der Gewißheit wüßtet!
كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Verily, You shall see the blazing Fire (Hell)!
You will surely see the Hellfire.
Ihr werdet ganz gewiß den Höllenbrand sehen.
لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ
And again, you shall see it with certainty of sight!
Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty.
Abermals: Ihr werdet ihn mit dem Auge der Gewißheit sehen.
ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Then on that Day you shall be asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)!
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
Hierauf werdet ihr an jenem Tag ganz gewiß nach der Wonne gefragt werden.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ