Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
Beim Himmel mit den Türmen
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
And [by] the promised Day
und dem versprochenen Tag
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
und dem Zeugen und dem Bezeugten!
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Tod (sei) geweiht den Leuten des Grabens,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
des Feuers mit dem (vielen) Brennstoff,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
When they were sitting near it
als sie daran saßen
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it,
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
und Zeugen dessen waren, was sie den Gläubigen antaten.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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,
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is 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.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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.
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.
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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Das Zupacken deines Herrn ist wahrlich hart.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Gewiß, Er macht den Anfang und läßt wiederkehren.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Und Er ist der Allvergebende und Liebevolle,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
der Herr des Thrones, der Ruhmvolle.
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Effecter of what He intends.
(Er) tut alles, was Er will.
The great doer of what He will.
Doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Ist zu dir die Geschichte der Heerscharen gekommen,
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Fir'auns und der Tamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] 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.
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Doch Allah ist hinter ihnen her, (sie) umfassend.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nein! Vielmehr ist es ein ruhmvoller Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
auf einer wohlbehüteten Tafel.
In a guarded tablet.
On a guarded tablet.