Chapter 70, 44 verses
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
Lo! they behold it afar off
Surely they think it to be far off,
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
While we behold it nigh:
And We see it nigh.
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
The day when the sky will become as molten copper,
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the hills become as flakes of wool,
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend
And friend shall not ask of friend
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his spouse and his brother
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And his kin that harboured him
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.
And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Eager to roast;
Dragging by the head,
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Lo! man was created anxious,
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
Fretful when evil befalleth him
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And, when good befalleth him, grudging;
And niggardly when good befalls him
außer den Betenden,
Save worshippers.
Except those who pray,
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Who are constant at their worship
Those who are constant at their prayer
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For the beggar and the destitute;
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,
And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -
Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who preserve their chastity
And those who guard their private parts,
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,
And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who stand by their testimony
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who are attentive at their worship.
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,
But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
On the right and on the left, in groups ?
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?
Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,
Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,
The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.
With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.
Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.