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