Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
About what are they asking one another?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
About the great news -
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Nay, they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as stakes?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And We created you in pairs
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And made the night as clothing
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens of entwined growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
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),
For the transgressors, a place of return,
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
An appropriate recompense.
als angemessene Vergeltung.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a full cup (of wine).
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
(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).
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
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.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
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.
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)!
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
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!"
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish 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!"