Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
Waalssamai thati alburooji
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
And [by] the promised Day
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
und dem versprochenen Tag
And the promised day,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
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
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
When they were sitting near it
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it,
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
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,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
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.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
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.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
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.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Effecter of what He intends.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
The great doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
FirAAawna wathamooda
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
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.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But this is an honored Qur'an
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
In a guarded tablet.