Chapter 85, 22 verses
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
und dem versprochenen Tag
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And by the Promised Day.
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of fire fed with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it (fire),
When they sat by it,
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen in Versuchung bringen und hierauf nicht in Reue umkehren, für sie wird es die Strafe der Hölle geben, und für sie wird es die Strafe des Brennens geben.
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Doer of what He will.
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
On a guarded tablet.