Chapter 74, 56 verses
O du Zugedeckter,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who covers himself [with a garment],
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn!
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord glorify
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
Thy raiment purify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your clothing purify
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
Pollution shun!
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanliness avoid
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And do not confer favor to acquire more
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
But for your Lord be patient.
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
And when the trumpet is blown,
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
That Day will be a difficult day
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the disbelievers - not easy.
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me with the one I created alone
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And to whom I granted extensive wealth
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And sons abiding in his presence
And sons to be by his side! -
And children present [with him]
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And made (life) smooth for him.
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life].
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
Then he desires that I should add more.
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
No! Indeed, he has been toward Our verses obstinate.
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
I will cover him with arduous torment.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
For he thought and he plotted; -
Indeed, he thought and deliberated.
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated.
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then looked he,
Then he looked round;
Then he considered [again];
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled;
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then turned he away in pride
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was arrogant
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others].
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is not but the word of a human being."
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will drive him into Saqar.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
And what can make you know what is Saqar?
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned],
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
It shrivelleth the man.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
Blackening the skins.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Above it are nineteen.
Over it are Nineteen.
Over it are nineteen [angels].
Wir haben als Wächter des (Höllen)feuers nur Engel eingesetzt, und Wir haben ihre Zahl nur zu einer Versuchung gemacht für diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, damit diejenigen Überzeugung gewinnen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und damit diejenigen, die glauben, an Glauben zunehmen, und damit diejenigen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und (auch) die Gläubigen nicht zweifeln und damit diejenigen, in deren Herzen Krankheit ist, und (auch) die Ungläubigen sagen: "Was will denn Allah damit als Gleichnis?" So läßt Allah in die Irre gehen, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Aber niemand weiß über die Heerscharen deines Herrn Bescheid außer Ihm. Und es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Menschenwesen.
We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling - block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude ? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay, by the Moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
No! By the moon
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And [by] the night when it departs
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And [by] the morning when it brightens,
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Indeed, the Fire is of the greatest [afflictions]
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
As a warning unto men,
A warning to mankind, -
As a warning to humanity -
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the companions of the right,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In gardens they will ask one another
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
[Who will be] in gardens, questioning each other
nach den Übeltätern:
Concerning the guilty:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the criminals,
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Until there came to us the certainty."
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As they were frightened asses
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were alarmed donkeys
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Fleeing from a lion!
Fleeing from a lion?
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whosoever will may heed.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
Then whoever wills will remember it.
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.