Chapter 70, 44 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
So be patient with gracious patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
But We see it (quite) near.
But We see it [as] near.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
And the mountains will be like wool,
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, ) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children,
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his brother,
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his kindred who sheltered him,
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
A remover of exteriors.
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
When evil touches him, impatient,
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
And niggardly when good touches him.
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
Except the observers of prayer -
außer den Betenden,
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
Those who are constant in their prayer
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
And those within whose wealth is a known right
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).
For the petitioner and the deprived -
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
And those who guard their private parts
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
And those who are in their testimonies upright
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
They will be in gardens, honored.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)].
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.