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 the story reached thee of the overwhelming (Event)?
(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, that Day, will be humiliated,
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).
Labouring (hard), weary, -
einem sehr heißen Feuer ausgesetzt,
They will enter in the hot blazing Fire.
The while they enter the Blazing Fire, -
und aus einer siedenden Quelle zu trinken bekommen.
They will be given to drink from a boiling spring,
The while they are given, to drink, of a boiling hot spring,
Es wird für sie keine Speise geben außer aus trockenen Dornen,
No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant,
No food will there be for them but a bitter Dhari'
die weder fett machen noch gegen den Hunger nützen.
Which will neither nourish nor avail against hunger.
Which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
(Die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag wonnig sein,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,
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).
Pleased with their striving, -
und in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty Paradise.
In a Garden on high,
worin sie keine unbedachte Rede hören.
Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood.
Where they shall hear no (word) of vanity:
Darin gibt es eine fließende Quelle,
Therein will be a running spring.
Therein will be a bubbling spring:
darin gibt es erhöhte Liegen
Therein will be thrones raised high.
Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high,
und hingestellte Trinkschalen
And cups set at hand.
Goblets placed (ready),
und aufgereihte Kissen
And cushions set in rows.
And cushions set in rows,
und ausgebreitete Teppiche.
And rich carpets (all) spread out.
And rich carpets (all) 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?
Do they not look at the Camels, how they are made? -
und zum Himmel, wie er emporgehoben worden ist,
And at the heaven, how it is raised?
And at the Sky, how it is raised high? -
und zu den Bergen, wie sie aufgerichtet worden sind,
And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)?
And at the Mountains, how they are fixed firm? -
und zur Erde, wie sie flach gemacht worden ist?
And at the earth, how it is outspread?
And at the Earth, how it is spread out?
So ermahne; du bist nur ein Ermahner.
So remind them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) - you are only one who reminds.
Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.
Du übst nicht die Oberherrschaft über sie aus.
You are not a dictator over them -
Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs.
Wer sich aber abkehrt und ungläubig ist,
Save the one who turns away and disbelieves.
But if any turn away and reject Allah, -
den straft dann Allah mit der größten Strafe.
Then Allah will punish him with the greatest punishment.
Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment,
Gewiß, zu Uns ist ihre Rückkehr
Verily, to Us will be their return;
For to Us will be their return;
und gewiß, hierauf obliegt Uns ihre Abrechnung.
Then verily, for Us will be their reckoning.
Then it will be for Us to call them to account.