Chapter 78, 40 verses
Wonach fragen sie sich?
About what are they asking one another?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About the great news -
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
That over which they are in disagreement.
About which they are in disagreement.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
No! They are going to know.
Nay, they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Then, no! They are going to know.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as stakes?
And the mountains as pegs?
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We created you in pairs
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And made the night as clothing
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And made the day for livelihood
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And made [therein] a burning lamp
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens of entwined growth.
And gardens of thick growth.
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
For the transgressors, a place of return,
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
They will abide therein for ages.
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
als angemessene Vergeltung.
An appropriate recompense.
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and grapevines
Gardens and vineyards,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a full cup.
And a full cup (of wine).
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
am Tag, da der Geist und die Engel in Reihe stehen. Sie werden nicht sprechen, außer wem der Allerbarmer es erlaubt und wer Richtiges sagt.
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
Wir warnen euch ja vor naher Strafe, am Tag, da der Mensch schauen wird, was seine Hände vorausgeschickt haben, und der Ungläubige sagen wird: "O wäre ich doch Erde!"
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"