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.
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
und dem versprochenen Tag
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
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 the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of fire fed with fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it (fire),
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
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!
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
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.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
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.
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
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].
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
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).
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
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,
وهو الغفور الودود
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
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! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
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 encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ