Chapter 104, 9 verses
Wehe jedem Stichler und Nörgler,
Woe to every (kind of) scandal - monger and - backbiter,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Woe unto every slandering traducer,
der Besitz zusammenträgt und ihn zählt und immer wieder zählt,
Who pileth up wealth and layeth it by,
Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.
wobei er meint, daß sein Besitz ihn ewig leben ließe!
Thinking that his wealth would make him last for ever!
He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.
Keineswegs! Er wird ganz gewiß in al-Hutama geworfen werden.
By no means! He will be sure to be thrown into That which Breaks to Pieces,
Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.
Was läßt dich wissen, was al-Hutama ist?
And what will explain to thee That which Breaks to Pieces?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!
(Sie ist) Allahs entfachtes Feuer,
(It is) the Fire of (the Wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze),
(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,
das Einblick in die Herzen gewinnt.
The which doth mount (Right) to the Hearts:
Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).
Gewiß, es wird sie einschließen
It shall be made into a vault over them,
Lo! it is closed in on them
in langgestreckten Säulen.
In columns outstretched.
In outstretched columns.