Chapter 74, 56 verses
O du Zugedeckter,
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who are clothed!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn,
Arise and warn!
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord do magnify,
Thy Lord magnify,
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
Thy raiment purify,
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
Pollution shun!
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And give him vast riches,
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons dwelling in his presence,
And sons abiding in his presence
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
And made (life) smooth for him.
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
And yet he desires that I should add more!
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then he looked round;
Then he looked,
Then looked he,
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
Then turned he away in pride
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will cast him into hell.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It scorches the mortal.
It shrivelleth the man.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Over it are Nineteen.
Over it are nineteen.
Above 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 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.
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling - block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude ? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Nay, by the Moon
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it departs,
And the night when it withdraweth
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the daybreak when it shines;
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
A warning to mankind, -
A warning to mortals,
As a warning unto men,
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
In gardens, they shall ask each other
In gardens they will ask one another
nach den Übeltätern:
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the guilty:
Concerning the guilty:
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What has brought you into hell?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
And we used not to feed the poor;
Nor did we feed the wretched.
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were asses taking fright
As they were frightened asses
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a lion!
That had fled from a lion?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whoever pleases may mind it.
So whosoever will may heed.
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.