Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
And [by] the promised Day
And by the Promised Day.
und dem versprochenen Tag
And the promised day,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Cursed were the companions of the trench
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it,
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die die gläubigen Männer und die gläubigen Frauen in Versuchung bringen und hierauf nicht in Reue umkehren, für sie wird es die Strafe der Hölle geben, und für sie wird es die Strafe des Brennens geben.
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Effecter of what He intends.
Doer of what He will.
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
The great doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
On a guarded tablet.
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
In a guarded tablet.