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