Chapter 88, 26 verses
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Überdeckenden gekommen?
Has not there come to you the news of the overwhelming calamity?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Has there come to you the narration of the overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)?
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag demütig sein,
(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,
Some faces, that Day will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians).
sich abarbeitend und von Mühsal erfüllt,
Laboring, toiling,
Labouring (hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah), weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace).
einem sehr heißen Feuer ausgesetzt,
Entering into burning fire,
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
und aus einer siedenden Quelle zu trinken bekommen.
Made to drink from a boiling spring.
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
Es wird für sie keine Speise geben außer aus trockenen Dornen,
They shall have no food but of thorns,
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
die weder fett machen noch gegen den Hunger nützen.
Which will neither fatten nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
(Die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag wonnig sein,
(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
mit ihrem Bemühen zufrieden
Well - pleased because of their striving,
Glad with their endeavour (for their good deeds which they did in this world, along with the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism).
und in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty garden,
In a lofty Paradise.
worin sie keine unbedachte Rede hören.
Wherein you shall not hear vain talk.
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Darin gibt es eine fließende Quelle,
Therein is a fountain flowing,
Therein will be a running spring.
darin gibt es erhöhte Liegen
Therein are thrones raised high,
Therein will be thrones raised high.
und hingestellte Trinkschalen
And drinking - cups ready placed,
And cups set at hand.
und aufgereihte Kissen
And cushions set in a row,
And cushions set in rows.
und ausgebreitete Teppiche.
And carpets spread out.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Schauen sie denn nicht zu den Kamelen, wie sie erschaffen worden sind,
Will they not then consider the camels, how they are created?
Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?
und zum Himmel, wie er emporgehoben worden ist,
And the heaven, how it is reared aloft,
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
und zu den Bergen, wie sie aufgerichtet worden sind,
And the mountains, how they are firmly fixed,
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
und zur Erde, wie sie flach gemacht worden ist?
And the earth, how it is made a vast expanse?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
So ermahne; du bist nur ein Ermahner.
Therefore do remind, for you are only a reminder.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Du übst nicht die Oberherrschaft über sie aus.
You are not a watcher over them;
You are not a dictator over them -
Wer sich aber abkehrt und ungläubig ist,
But whoever turns back and disbelieves,
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
den straft dann Allah mit der größten Strafe.
Allah will chastise him with the greatest chastisement.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Gewiß, zu Uns ist ihre Rückkehr
Surely to Us is their turning back,
Verily, to Us will be their return;
und gewiß, hierauf obliegt Uns ihre Abrechnung.
Then surely upon Us is the taking of their account.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.