Chapter 70, 44 verses
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
So be patient with gracious patience.
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
But We see it [as] near.
But We see it (quite) near.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
And the mountains will be like wool,
And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed from the punishment of that Day by his children
Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, ) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children,
obwohl sie ihrem Anblick ausgesetzt sein werden. Der Übeltäter hätte es gern, wenn er sich von der Strafe jenes Tages loskaufte mit seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his brother
And his wife and his brother,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
And his kindred who sheltered him,
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
A remover of exteriors.
Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Verily, man () was created very impatient;
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
When evil touches him, impatient,
Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
And niggardly when good touches him.
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
Except the observers of prayer -
Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).
außer den Betenden,
Those who are constant in their prayer
Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
And those within whose wealth is a known right
And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
For the petitioner and the deprived -
For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
And those who fear the torment of their Lord.
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
And those who guard their private parts
And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
And those who keep their trusts and covenants.
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who are in their testimonies upright
And those who stand firm in their testimonies.
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
They will be in gardens, honored.
Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)].
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -
So lasse sie nur schweifende Gespräche führen und ihr Spiel treiben, bis sie ihrem Tag begegnen, der ihnen angedroht ist,
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.