Chapter 78, 40 verses
Wonach fragen sie sich?
Concerning what are they disputing?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
Concerning 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)
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they cannot agree.
About which they are in disagreement.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, they will come to know!
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have made the day for livelihood.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick growth.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
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),
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
als angemessene Vergeltung.
A fitting recompense (for them).
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And all things have We preserved on record.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup (of wine).
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
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 all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
(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).
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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 forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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)!
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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!"
Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) 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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا