Chapter 56, 96 verses
Wenn die (Stunde) eintrifft, die eintreffen wird,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the event befalleth -
When the Event inevitable cometh to pass,
إِذَا وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
gibt es niemanden, der ihr Eintreffen leugnen wird.
There is no denying that it will befall -
Then will no (soul) entertain falsehood concerning its coming.
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Sie wird (manches) niedrig machen und (manches) erhöhen.
Abasing (some), exalting (others);
(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;
خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ
Wenn die Erde heftig hin und her geschüttelt wird
When the earth is shaken with a shock
When the earth shall be shaken to its depths,
إِذَا رُجَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ رَجًّا
und die Berge völlig zermalmt werden
And the hills are ground to powder
And the mountains shall be crumbled to atoms,
وَبُسَّتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
und dann zu verstreutem Staub werden
So that they become a scattered dust,
Becoming dust scattered abroad,
فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا
und ihr (in) drei Arten (aufgeteilt) werdet:
And ye will be three kinds:
And ye shall be sorted out into three classes.
وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ثَلَٰثَةً
Die Gefährten von der rechten Seite - was sind die Gefährten von der rechten Seite?
(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
Then (there will be) the Companions of the Right Hand; - What will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
فَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَيْمَنَةِ
Und die Gefährten von der unheilvollen Seite - was sind die Gefährten von der unheilvollen Seite?
And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand ?
And the Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْمَشْـَٔمَةِ
Und die Vorausgeeilten, ja die Vorausgeeilten,
And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race:
And those Foremost (in Faith) will be Foremost (in the Hereafter).
وَٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ ٱلسَّٰبِقُونَ
das sind diejenigen, die (Allah) nahegestellt sein werden,
Those are they who will be brought nigh
These will be those Nearest to Allah:
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبُونَ
in den Gärten der Wonne.
In gardens of delight;
In Gardens of Bliss:
فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
Eine Menge von den Früheren
A multitude of those of old
A number of people from those of old,
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
und wenige von den Späteren,
And a few of those of later time.
And a few from those of later times.
وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
auf (mit Gold) durchwobenen Liegen
On lined couches,
(They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with gold and precious stones),
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مَّوْضُونَةٍ
lehnen sie sich darauf einander gegenüber.
Reclining therein face to face.
Reclining on them, facing each other.
مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَيْهَا مُتَقَٰبِلِينَ
Unter ihnen gehen ewig junge Knaben umher
There wait on them immortal youths
Round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness),
يَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وِلْدَٰنٌ مُّخَلَّدُونَ
mit Trinkschalen und Krügen und einem Becher aus einem Quell -,
With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring
With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of clear - flowing fountains:
بِأَكْوَابٍ وَأَبَارِيقَ وَكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ
von ihm bekommen sie weder Kopfschmerzen noch werden sie dadurch benommen,
Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness,
No after - ache will they receive therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication:
لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ
und (mit) Früchten von dem, was sie sich auswählen,
And fruit that they prefer
And with fruits, any that they may select:
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ مِّمَّا يَتَخَيَّرُونَ
und Fleisch von Geflügel von dem, was sie begehren.
And flesh of fowls that they desire.
And the flesh of fowls, any that they may desire.
وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِّمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
Und (darin sind) Huris mit schönen, großen Augen,
And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes,
And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes, -
وَحُورٌ عِينٌ
gleich wohlverwahrten Perlen.
Like unto hidden pearls,
Like unto Pearls well - guarded.
كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
(Dies) als Lohn für das, was sie zu tun pflegten.
Reward for what they used to do.
A Reward for the deeds of their past (life).
جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Anklage der Sünde,
There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination
Not frivolity will they hear therein, nor any taint of ill, -
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا تَأْثِيمًا
sondern nur den Ausspruch: "Frieden! Frieden!"
(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace.
Only the saying, "Peace! Peace".
إِلَّا قِيلًا سَلَٰمًا سَلَٰمًا
Und die Gefährten der rechten Seite - was sind die Gefährten von der rechten Seite?
And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand ?
The Companions of the Right Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Right Hand?
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْيَمِينِ
(Sie sind) unter dornenlosen Sidr-Bäumen
Among thornless lote - trees
(They will be) among Lote - trees without thorns,
فِى سِدْرٍ مَّخْضُودٍ
und dichtgeschichteten Mimosen
And clustered plantains,
Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits) piled one above another, -
وَطَلْحٍ مَّنضُودٍ
und langgestrecktem Schatten,
And spreading shade,
In shade long - extended,
وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ
(an) sich ergießendem Wasser,
And water gushing,
By water flowing constantly,
وَمَآءٍ مَّسْكُوبٍ
(bei) vielen Früchten,
And fruit in plenty
And fruit in abundance.
وَفَٰكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ
die weder unterbrochen noch verwehrt sind,
Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden,
Whose season is not limited, nor (supply) forbidden,
لَّا مَقْطُوعَةٍ وَلَا مَمْنُوعَةٍ
und (auf) erhöhten Ruhebetten.
And raised couches;
And on Thrones (of Dignity), raised high.
وَفُرُشٍ مَّرْفُوعَةٍ
Wir haben sie derart entstehen lassen
Lo! We have created them a (new) creation
We have created (their Companions) of special creation.
إِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَٰهُنَّ إِنشَآءً
und sie zu Jungfrauen gemacht,
And made them virgins,
And made them virgin - pure (and undefiled), -
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُنَّ أَبْكَارًا
liebevoll und gleichaltrig,
Lovers, friends,
Beloved (by nature), equal in age, -
عُرُبًا أَتْرَابًا
für die Gefährten der rechten Seite.
For those on the right hand;
For the Companions of the Right Hand.
لِّأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Eine Menge von den Früheren,
A multitude of those of old
A (goodly) number from those of old,
ثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
und eine Menge von den Späteren.
And a multitude of those of later time.
And a (goodly) number from those of later times.
وَثُلَّةٌ مِّنَ ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
Und die Gefährten der linken Seite - was sind die Gefährten der linken Seite?
And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand ?
The Companions of the Left Hand, - what will be the Companions of the Left Hand?
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ
(Sie sind) in Glutwind und heißem Wasser
In scorching wind and scalding water
(They will be) in the midst of a Fierce Blast of Fire and in Boiling Water,
فِى سَمُومٍ وَحَمِيمٍ
und (in) Schatten aus schwarzem Qualm,
And shadow of black smoke,
And in the shades of Black Smoke:
وَظِلٍّ مِّن يَحْمُومٍ
(der) weder kühl noch trefflich (ist).
Neither cool nor refreshing.
Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please:
لَّا بَارِدٍ وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
Sie lebten ja vordem üppig
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury
For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
und verharrten in dem gewaltigen Unglauben
And used to persist in the awful sin.
And persisted obstinately in wickedness supreme!
وَكَانُوا۟ يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى ٱلْحِنثِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
und pflegten zu sagen: "Wenn wir gestorben und zu Erde und Knochen geworden sind, sollen wir denn dann wirklich auferweckt werden?
And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again,
And they used to say, "What! when we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised up again? -
وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ
Und auch unsere Vorväter?"
And also our forefathers ?
"(We) and our fathers of old?"
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
Sag: Die Früheren und die Späteren
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time
Say: "Yea, those of old and those of later times,
قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلْءَاخِرِينَ
werden wahrlich versammelt werden zur festgesetzten Zeit eines (wohl)bekannten Tages.
Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day.
"All will certainly be gathered together for the meeting appointed for a Day well - known.
لَمَجْمُوعُونَ إِلَىٰ مِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
Hierauf werdet ihr ja, ihr irregehenden Leugner,
Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers,
"Then will ye truly, - O ye that go wrong, and treat (Truth) as Falsehood! -
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
wahrlich von Zaqqum-Bäumen essen
Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum
"Ye will surely taste of the Tree of Zaqqum.
لَءَاكِلُونَ مِن شَجَرٍ مِّن زَقُّومٍ
und euch dann davon die Bäuche füllen
And will fill your bellies therewith;
"Then will ye fill your insides therewith,
فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ
und dann darauf heißes Wasser trinken;
And thereon ye will drink of boiling water,
"And drink Boiling Water on top of it:
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَمِيمِ
trinken werdet ihr dann, wie ewig Durstige trinken.
Drinking even as the camel drinketh.
"Indeed ye shall drink like diseased camels raging with thirst!"
فَشَٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ
Das ist ihre gastliche Aufnahme am Tag des Gerichts.
This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment.
Such will be their entertainment on the Day of Requital!
هَٰذَا نُزُلُهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
Wir doch haben euch erschaffen; wenn ihr (es) doch für wahr halten würdet!
We created you. Will ye then admit the truth ?
It is We Who have created you: why will ye not witness the Truth?
نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ فَلَوْلَا تُصَدِّقُونَ
Was meint ihr denn zu dem, was ihr als Samen ausspritzt?
Have ye seen that which ye emit ?
Do ye then see? - The (human Seed) that ye throw out, -
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تُمْنُونَ
Seid ihr es etwa, die ihn erschaffen oder sind nicht doch Wir die Erschaffer?
Do ye create it or are We the Creator ?
Is it ye who create it, or are We the Creators?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَخْلُقُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْخَٰلِقُونَ
Wir doch haben unter euch den Tod festgelegt. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen,
We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,
We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated
نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
daß Wir (nicht) euresgleichen (gegen euch) austauschen und euch (in einem Zustand wieder)entstehen lassen, den ihr nicht kennt.
That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.
from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Und ihr kennt doch die erste Schöpfung. Wenn ihr doch bedenken würdet!
And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect ?
And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Was meint ihr denn zu dem, was ihr an Saatfeldern bestellt?
Have ye seen that which ye cultivate ?
See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ
Seid ihr es etwa, die es wachsen lassen, oder sind nicht doch Wir es, die wachsen lassen?
Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer ?
Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause?
ءَأَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُۥٓ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلزَّٰرِعُونَ
Wenn Wir wollten, könnten Wir es wahrlich zu zermalmtem Zeug machen, und ihr würdet dann dauernd verwundert darüber reden:
If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim:
Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment,
لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَٰهُ حُطَٰمًا فَظَلْتُمْ تَفَكَّهُونَ
"Wir sind wahrlich mit Schulden belastet.
Lo! we are laden with debt!
(Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing):
إِنَّا لَمُغْرَمُونَ
Nein! Vielmehr ist uns alles verwehrt worden."
Nay, but we are deprived!
"Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Was meint ihr denn zu dem Wasser, das ihr trinkt?
Have ye observed the water which ye drink ?
See ye the water which ye drink?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلْمَآءَ ٱلَّذِى تَشْرَبُونَ
Seid ihr es etwa, die es von den Wolken herabkommen lassen, oder sind doch nicht Wir es, die herabkommen lassen?
Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder ?
Do ye bring it down (in rain) from the cloud or do We?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنزَلْتُمُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُزْنِ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنزِلُونَ
Wenn Wir wollten, könnten Wir es (auf der Zunge) brennend machen. Wenn ihr doch dankbar sein würdet!
If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks ?
Were it Our Will, We could make it salt (and unpalatable): then why do ye not give thanks?
لَوْ نَشَآءُ جَعَلْنَٰهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
Was meint ihr denn zu dem Feuer, das ihr (durch Reiben) zündet?
Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out;
See ye the Fire which ye kindle?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِى تُورُونَ
Seid ihr es etwa, die den dazu nötigen Baum entstehen lassen, oder sind nicht doch Wir es, die entstehen lassen?
Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower ?
Is it ye who grow the tree which feeds the fire, or do We grow it?
ءَأَنتُمْ أَنشَأْتُمْ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمْ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُنشِـُٔونَ
Wir haben es ja zur Erinnerung (an das Höllenfeuer) und als Nießbrauch für die Wanderer gemacht.
We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.
We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَٰهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَٰعًا لِّلْمُقْوِينَ
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
Then celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme!
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nein! Ich schwöre bei den Standorten der Sterne
Nay, I swear by the places of the stars -
Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars, -
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
- und das ist wahrlich, wenn ihr (nur) wüßtet, ein gewaltiger Schwur:
And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew -
And that is indeed a mighty adjuration if ye but knew, -
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ
Das ist wahrlich ein ehrwürdiger Qur'an
That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an
That this is indeed a qur'an Most Honourable,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقُرْءَانٌ كَرِيمٌ
in einem wohlverwahrten Buch,
In a Book kept hidden
In Book well - guarded,
فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ
das nur diejenigen berühren (dürfen), die vollkommen gereinigt sind;
Which none toucheth save the purified,
Which none shall touch but those who are clean:
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
(er ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wollt ihr denn über diese Aussage nur schön reden
Is it this Statement that ye scorn,
Is it such a Message that ye would hold in light esteem?
أَفَبِهَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ أَنتُم مُّدْهِنُونَ
und (als Dankbarkeit) für eure Versorgung soll euer Ableugnen sein?
And make denial thereof your livelihood ?
And have ye made it your livelihood that ye should declare it false?
وَتَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ تُكَذِّبُونَ
Wenn sie die Kehle erreicht,
Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)
Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat, -
فَلَوْلَآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلْحُلْقُومَ
während ihr dabei zuschaut
And ye are at that moment looking
And ye the while (sit) looking on, -
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
und Wir ihm näher sind als ihr - aber ihr könnt es nicht sehen -,
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not -
But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not, -
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
könntet ihr dann, wenn ihr doch nicht vor Gericht gestellt werden sollt (, wie ihr behauptet),
Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us),
Then why do ye not, - If you are exempt from (future) account, -
فَلَوْلَآ إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
sie zurückbringen, wenn ihr wahrhaftig seid?
Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful ?
Call back the soul, if ye are true (in the claim of independence)?
تَرْجِعُونَهَآ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Wenn er nun zu den (Allah) Nahegestellten gehört,
Thus if he is of those brought nigh,
Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah,
فَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
dann (wird es für ihn) Ruhe, duftende Pflanzen und einen Garten der Wonne (geben).
Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight.
(There is for him) Rest and Satisfaction, and a Garden of Delights.
فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّتُ نَعِيمٍ
Und wenn er nun zu den Gefährten der rechten Seite gehört,
And if he is of those on the right hand,
And if he be of the Companions of the Right Hand,
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
so: Friede sei dir von den Gefährten der rechten Seite.
Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand.
(For him is the salutation), "Peace be unto thee", from the Companions of the Right Hand.
فَسَلَٰمٌ لَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْيَمِينِ
Wenn er aber zu den Leugnern, den Irregehenden gehört,
But if he is of the rejecters, the erring,
And if he be of those who treat (Truth) as Falsehood, who go wrong,
وَأَمَّآ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
dann wird ihm eine gastliche Aufnahme aus heißem Wasser (zuteil) werden,
Then the welcome will be boiling water
For him is Entertainment with Boiling Water.
فَنُزُلٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ
und das Erleiden des Höllenbrandes.
And roasting at hell - fire.
And burning in Hell - Fire.
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
Dies ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
Lo! this is certain truth.
Verily, this is the Very Truth and Certainly.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ حَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous.
So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord, the Supreme.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ