Chapter 70, 44 verses
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.
The angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him during a Day the extent of which is fifty thousand years.
Es steigen die Engel und der Geist zu Ihm auf an einem Tag, dessen (Aus)maß fünfzigtausend Jahre ist.
To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.
So be patient with gracious patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
Therefore endure with a goodly patience.
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
Surely they think it to be far off,
But We see it [as] near.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
And We see it nigh.
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper
And the mountains will be like wool,
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And friend shall not ask of friend
They will be shown each other. The criminal will wish that he could be ransomed 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
(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
And his wife and his brother
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,
And whoever is on earth entirely [so] then it could save him.
und allen, die auf der Erde sind. (Er wünscht,) dies möge ihn hierauf retten.
And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire
A remover of exteriors.
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Dragging by the head,
It invites he who turned his back [on truth] and went away [from obedience]
das (den) rufen wird, wer den Rücken kehrt und sich abkehrt,
It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Surely man is created of a hasty temperament
When evil touches him, impatient,
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And niggardly when good befalls him
Except the observers of prayer -
außer den Betenden,
Except those who pray,
Those who are constant in their prayer
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Those who are constant at their prayer
And those within whose wealth is a known right
und die ein festgesetztes Recht an ihrem Besitz (zugestehen)
And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.
For the petitioner and the deprived -
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who accept the truth of the judgment day
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -
Indeed, the punishment of their Lord is not that from which one is safe -
- denn gewiß, vor der Strafe ihres Herrn (kann) sich niemand sicher glauben,
Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -
And those who guard their private parts
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who guard their private parts,
Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed -
außer gegenüber ihren Gattinnen oder was ihre rechte Hand (an Sklavinnen) besitzt, denn sie sind (hierin) nicht zu tadeln,
Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,
But whoever seeks beyond that, then they are the transgressors -
- wer aber darüber hinaus (etwas) begehrt, das sind die Übertreter,
But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -
And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive
- und diejenigen, die auf die ihnen anvertrauten Güter und ihre Verpflichtung achtgeben,
And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant
And those who are in their testimonies upright
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who are upright in their testimonies,
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who keep a guard on their prayer,
They will be in gardens, honored.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
Those shall be in gardens, honored.
So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],
Was ist mit denjenigen, die ungläubig sind, daß sie hastig auf dich zukommen
But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?
Does every person among them aspire to enter a garden of pleasure?
Begehrt (etwa) jedermann von ihnen, in einen Garten der Wonne eingelassen zu werden?
Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?
No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know.
Keineswegs! Wir haben sie doch aus dem erschaffen, was sie wissen.
By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Herrn der Osten und der Westen, Wir haben fürwahr die Macht dazu,
But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
daß Wir sie durch bessere als sie austauschen. Und niemand kann Uns zuvorkommen.
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves 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,
Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
dem Tag, da sie aus den Gräbern eilig herauskommen werden, als würden sie hastig zu einem aufgerichteten Opferstein laufen,
The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
mit demütigen Blicken, bedeckt mit Erniedrigung. Das ist der Tag, der ihnen immer wieder angedroht wurde.
Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.