Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And [by] the promised Day
And the promised day,
und dem versprochenen Tag
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
als sie daran saßen
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Und sie grollten ihnen nur, daß sie an Allah glaubten, den Allmächtigen und Lobenswürdigen,
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Dem die Herrschaft der Himmel und der Erde gehört. Und Allah ist über alles Zeuge.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
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.
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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Gewiß, diejenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun, für sie wird es Gärten geben, durcheilt von Bächen; das ist der große Erfolg.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Effecter of what He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, sind dem Leugnen (der Botschaft) verhaftet.
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
In a guarded tablet.
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ