Chapter 70, 44 verses
A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Es fragt ein Fragesteller nach einer Strafe, die hereinbrechen wird
A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall -
To the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer.
für die Ungläubigen, (einer Strafe,) die niemand abwehren kann;
The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, -
[It is] from Allah, owner of the ways of ascent.
von Allah, dem Besitzer der Aufstiegswege.
(A Penalty) from Allah, 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.
The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:
So be patient with gracious patience.
Darum sei standhaft in schöner Geduld.
Therefore do thou hold Patience, - a Patience of beautiful (contentment).
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
Gewiß, sie sehen sie weit entfernt,
They see the (Day) indeed as a far - off (event):
But We see it [as] near.
Wir aber sehen sie nahe.
But We see it (quite) near.
On the Day the sky will be like murky oil,
Am Tag, da der Himmel wie siedendes Öl
The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,
And the mountains will be like wool,
und die Berge wie gefärbte Wolle sein werden
And the mountains will be like wool,
And no friend will ask [anything of] a friend,
und kein warmherziger Freund seinen Freund (irgend etwas) fragt.
And no friend will ask after a 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 will be put in sight of each other, - the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
And his wife and his brother
und seiner Gefährtin und seinem Bruder
His wife and his brother,
And his nearest kindred who shelter him
und seiner Familie, die ihn aufgenommen hat,
His kindred who sheltered him,
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, all that is on earth, - so it could deliver him:
No! Indeed, it is the Flame [of Hell],
Keineswegs! Es ist doch ein loderndes Feuer,
By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! -
A remover of exteriors.
das die Kopfhaut abzieht',
Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! -
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,
Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).
And collected [wealth] and hoarded.
(Besitz) zusammenträgt und dann in Behältern hortet.
And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!
Indeed, mankind was created anxious:
Gewiß, der Mensch ist als kleinmütig erschaffen.
Truly man was created very impatient; -
When evil touches him, impatient,
Wenn ihm Schlechtes widerfährt, ist er sehr mutlos;
Fretful when evil touches him;
And when good touches him, withholding [of it],
und wenn ihm Gutes widerfährt, (ist er) ein stetiger Verweigerer,
And niggardly when good reaches him; -
Except the observers of prayer -
außer den Betenden,
Not so those devoted to Prayer; -
Those who are constant in their prayer
diejenigen, die in ihrem Gebet beharrlich sind
Those who remain steadfast to 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 is a recognised right.
For the petitioner and the deprived -
dem Bettler und dem Unbemittelten
For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);
And those who believe in the Day of Recompense
und die den Tag des Gerichts für wahr halten
And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;
And those who are fearful of the punishment of their Lord -
und diejenigen, die wegen der Strafe ihres Herrn besorgt sind,
And those who fear the displeasure 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,
For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; -
And those who guard their private parts
- und diejenigen, die ihre Scham hüten,
And those who guard their chastity,
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 with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess, - for (then) they 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 those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; -
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 respect their trusts and covenants;
And those who are in their testimonies upright
und diejenigen, die ihr Zeugnis in Aufrichtigkeit ablegen,
And those who stand firm in their testimonies;
And those who [carefully] maintain their prayer:
und diejenigen, die ihr Gebet einhalten.
And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; -
They will be in gardens, honored.
Jene werden sich in Gärten befinden und (darin) geehrt.
Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).
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
Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee -
[To sit] on [your] right and [your] left in separate groups?
rechts und links, in Gruppen aufgeteilt?
From the right and from the left, in crowds?
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 long 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! For We have created them out of the (base matter) 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,
Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly -
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.
Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).
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,
So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! -
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 whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal - post (fixed for them), -
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 lowered in dejection, - ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!