Chapter 78, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Concerning what are they disputing?
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)
Concerning the Great News,
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they are in disagreement.
About which they cannot agree.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Nay, they will come to know!
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And (have We not) 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 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 a covering,
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens of thick growth.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
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 that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
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 heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
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 shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
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 destination:
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
They will abide therein for ages.
They will dwell therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
A fitting recompense (for them).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
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.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
And all things have We preserved on record.
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 ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And voluptuous women of equal age;
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a full cup (of wine).
And a cup full (to the brim).
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
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),
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
(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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
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 forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say 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.
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 Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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!"
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!"
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!"