Chapter 78, 40 verses
About what are they asking one another?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
About the great news -
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
That over which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
About which they are in disagreement.
No! They are going to know.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay, they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
And the mountains as stakes?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And the mountains as pegs?
And We created you in pairs
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
And made the night as clothing
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
And made the day for livelihood
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And We have made the day for livelihood.
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
And gardens of entwined growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
And gardens of thick growth.
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
The Day the Horn is blown and you will come forth in multitudes
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
For the transgressors, a place of return,
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
A dwelling place for the Taghun (those who transgress the boundary limits set by Allah like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals),
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
They will abide therein for ages.
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
An appropriate recompense.
als angemessene Vergeltung.
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gardens and grapevines
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
Gardens and vineyards,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
And a full cup (of wine).
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
am Tag, da der Geist und die Engel in Reihe stehen. Sie werden nicht sprechen, außer wem der Allerbarmer es erlaubt und wer Richtiges sagt.
The Day that Ar-Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allah) allows, and he will speak what is right.
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
That is (without doubt) the True Day. So, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!
Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Wir warnen euch ja vor naher Strafe, am Tag, da der Mensch schauen wird, was seine Hände vorausgeschickt haben, und der Ungläubige sagen wird: "O wäre ich doch Erde!"
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"