Chapter 74, 56 verses
O du Zugedeckter,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) enveloped in garments!
O you who are clothed!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn!
Arise and warn,
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
And your Lord do magnify,
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And purify your garments!
And your garments do purify,
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
And uncleanness do shun,
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allah as a favour to Him).
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
For when the trumpet is sounded,
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
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)!
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And then granted him resources in abundance.
And give him vast riches,
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And children to be by his side.
And sons dwelling in his presence,
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
After all that he desires that I should give more;
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
Nay! Verily, he has been opposing Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or) face a severe torment!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Verily, he thought and plotted.
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he thought.
Then he looked,
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way;
Then he frowned and scowled,
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back, and was proud.
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
I will cast him into hell.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Burning and blackening the skins!
It scorches the mortal.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).
Over it are nineteen.
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 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.
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.
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay! And by the moon
Nay; I swear by the moon,
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And by the night when it withdraws.
And the night when it departs,
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And by the dawn when it brightens.
And the daybreak when it shines;
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
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).
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mankind -
A warning to mortals,
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
To any of you that chooses to go forward (by working righteous deeds), or to remain behind (by committing sins).
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
Except the people of the right hand,
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
In gardens, they shall ask each other
nach den Übeltätern:
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
About the guilty:
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
What has brought you into hell?
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They will say: "We were not of those who used to offer the Salat (prayers),
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
"Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);
And we used not to feed the poor;
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
"And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers.
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
Then what is wrong with them (i.e. the polytheists, the disbelievers) that they turn away from (receiving) admonition?
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
As if they were asses taking fright
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
That had fled from a lion?
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
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).
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
So whoever pleases may mind 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 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).
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.