Chapter 74, 56 verses
O du Zugedeckter,
O you who are clothed!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And your Lord do magnify,
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And your garments do purify,
And purify your garments!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And uncleanness do shun,
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me Alone (to deal) with whom I created lonely (without any wealth or children etc, i.e. Al-Walid bin Al-Mughirah Al-Makhzumi)!
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And give him vast riches,
And then granted him resources in abundance.
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And children to be by his side.
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
And yet he desires that I should add more!
After all that he desires that I should give more;
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Verily, he thought and plotted.
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he looked,
Then he thought.
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then he turned back, and was proud.
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will cast him into hell.
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
It scorches the mortal.
Burning and blackening the skins!
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are nineteen.
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
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.
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire. And We have fixed their number (19) only as a trial for the disbelievers, in order that the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) may arrive at a certainty [that this Qur'an is the truth as it agrees with their Books regarding the number (19) which is written in the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] and that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur'an is the truth), and that no doubt may be left for the people of the Scripture and the believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) and the disbelievers may say: "What Allah intends by this (curious) example ?" Thus Allah leads astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none can know the hosts of your Lord but He. And this (Hell) is nothing else than a (warning) reminder to mankind.
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay! And by the moon
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the night when it departs,
And by the night when it withdraws.
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And the daybreak when it shines;
And by the dawn when it brightens.
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Verily, it (Hell, or their denial of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, or the Day of Resurrection) is but one of the greatest (signs).
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mortals,
A warning to mankind -
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except the people of the right hand,
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
nach den Übeltätern:
About the guilty:
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
What has brought you into hell?
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
And we used not to feed the poor;
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
Till death overtook us.
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were asses taking fright
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Nay, everyone of them desires that he should be given pages spread out (coming from Allah with a writing that Islam is the right religion, and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم has come with the truth from Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from 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 mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (god) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).