Chapter 78, 40 verses
Wonach fragen sie sich?
Of what do they ask one another?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
About what are they asking one another?
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About the great event,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great news -
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they differ?
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! they shall soon come to know
Nay, but they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay! Nay! they shall soon know.
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth an even expanse?
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as projections (thereon)?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as stakes?
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We made your sleep to be rest (to you),
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We made the night to be a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And made the night as clothing
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We made above you seven strong ones,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We made a shining lamp,
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And We send down from the clouds water pouring forth abundantly,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may bring forth thereby corn and herbs,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens dense and luxuriant.
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens of entwined growth.
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Surely the day of decision is (a day) appointed:
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
The day on which the trumpet shall be blown so you shall come forth in hosts,
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven shall be opened so that it shall be all openings,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
And the mountains shall be moved off so that they shall remain a mere semblance.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Surely hell lies in wait,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
A place of resort for the inordinate,
A home for the rebellious.
For the transgressors, a place of return,
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Living therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
They shall not taste therein cool nor drink
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
But boiling and intensely cold water,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
als angemessene Vergeltung.
Requital corresponding.
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
An appropriate recompense.
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
Surely they feared not the account,
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And called Our communications a lie, giving the lie (to the truth).
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And We have recorded everything in a book,
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
So taste! for We will not add to you aught but chastisement.
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Surely for those who guard (against evil) is achievement,
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and vineyards,
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a pure cup.
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
They shall not hear therein any vain words nor lying.
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
A reward from your Lord, a gift according to a reckoning:
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, the Beneficent Allah, they shall not be able to address Him.
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
[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.
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.
The day on which the spirit and the angels shall stand in ranks; they shall not speak except he whom the Beneficent Allah permits and who speaks the right thing.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh 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.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
That is the sure day, so whoever desires may take refuge with his Lord.
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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!"
Surely We have warned you of a chastisement near at hand: the day when man shall see what his two hands have sent before, and the unbeliever shall say: O! would that I were dust!
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "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!"