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 thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn!
Arise and deliver thy warning!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And magnify your Lord (Allah)!
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And purify your garments!
And thy garments keep free from stain!
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)!
And all abomination 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).
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
And be patient for the sake of your Lord (i.e. perform your duty to Allah)!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
Then, when the Trumpet is sounded (i.e. the second blowing of the horn).
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day -
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Far from easy for the disbelievers.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
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 alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And then granted him resources in abundance.
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And children to be by his side.
And sons to be by his side! -
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And made life smooth and comfortable for him.
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
After all that he desires that I should give more;
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet 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! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
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!
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
Verily, he thought and plotted.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
So let him be cursed: how he plotted!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
And once more let him be cursed: how he plotted!
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he thought.
Then he looked round;
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 he scowled;
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back, and was proud.
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
Then he said: "This is nothing but magic from that of old,
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
I will cast him into Hell-fire.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will make you know (exactly) what Hell-fire is?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It spares not (any sinner), nor does it leave (anything unburnt)!
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Burning and blackening the skins!
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
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 set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay! And by the moon
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And by the night when it withdraws.
And by the Night as it retreateth,
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And by the dawn when it brightens.
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
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).
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mankind -
A warning to mankind, -
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 any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except those on the Right, (i.e. the pious true believers of Islamic Monotheism).
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In Gardens (Paradise) they will ask one another,
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
nach den Übeltätern:
About Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers), (And they will say to them):
And (ask) of the Sinners:
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
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 will 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);
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
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.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to belie the Day of Recompense,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit 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?
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys.
As if they were affrighted asses,
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a hunter, or a lion, or a beast of prey.
Fleeing 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).
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay! But they fear not the Hereafter (from Allah's punishment).
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, verily, this (Qur'an) is an admonition,
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whosoever will (let him read it), and receive admonition (from it)!
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
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).
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.