Chapter 50, 45 verses
Qaf: By the Glorious Qur'an (Thou art Allah's Messenger).
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,
Qaf. Bei dem ruhmvollen Qur'an!
قٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ
But they wonder that there has come to them a Warner from among themselves. So the Unbelievers say: "This is a wonderful thing!
Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing:
Aber nein! Sie wundern sich darüber, daß ein Überbringer von Warnungen von ihnen selbst zu ihnen gekommen ist. Da sagen die Ungläubigen: "Das ist eine verwunderliche Sache.
بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ هَٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
"What! When we die and become dust, (shall we live again?) That is a (sort of) return far (from our understanding)."
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again) ? That would be a far return!
Wenn wir gestorben und zu Erde geworden sind ... (, sollten wir dann wirklich wieder auferstehen)? Das ist doch eine weitentfernte Rückkehr."
أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ
We already know how much of them the earth takes away: With Us is a record guarding (the full account).
We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book.
Wir wissen bestimmt, was die Erde von ihnen verringert. Und bei Uns ist ein Buch, das alles bewahrt.
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ وَعِندَنَا كِتَٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ
But they deny the Truth when it comes to them: so they are in a confused state.
Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case.
Aber nein! Sie haben die Wahrheit für Lüge erklärt, als sie zu ihnen gekommen ist, und so befinden sie sich (stets) in Unbeständigkeit.
بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
Do they not look at the sky above them? - How We have made it and adorned it, and there are no flaws in it?
Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein ?
Schauen sie denn nicht zum Himmel über ihnen, wie Wir ihn aufgebaut und geschmückt haben, und daß er keine Spalten hat?
أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ
And the earth - We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs) -
And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon,
Und die Erde haben Wir gedehnt und darauf festgegründete Berge gesetzt, und Wir haben auf ihr von jeder entzückenden (Pflanzen)art wachsen lassen,
وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ
To be observed and commemorated by every devotee turning (to Allah).
A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave.
zur Einsicht und Ermahnung für jeden reuigen Diener.
تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ
And We send down from the sky rain charted with blessing, and We produce therewith gardens and Grain for harvests;
And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops,
Und Wir lassen vom Himmel gesegnetes Wasser herabkommen, womit Wir dann Gärten und Korn, das man erntet, wachsen lassen,
وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ
And tall (and stately) palm - trees, with shoots of fruit - stalks, piled one over another; -
And lofty date - palms with ranged clusters,
und Palmen, hochreichend und mit übereinander gereihten Blütenkolben,
وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ
As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants; - and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection.
Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead.
als Versorgung für die Diener. Und Wir machen damit (manch) totes Land wieder lebendig; so wird auch das Herauskommen (erfolgen).
رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ
Before them was denied (the Hereafter) by the People of Noah, the Companions of the Rass, the Thamud,
The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar - Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud,
Der Lüge bezichtigten vor ihnen das Volk Nuhs und die Leute von ar-Rass und die Tamud
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ
The 'Ad, Pharaoh, the brethren of Lut,
And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot,
und die 'Ad und Fir'aun und die Brüder Luts
وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ
The Companions of the Wood, and the People of Tubba'; each one (of them) rejected the messengers, and My warning was duly fulfilled (in them).
And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect.
und die Bewohner des Dickichts und das Volk Tubba's. Alle bezichtigten die Gesandten der Lüge, so ist Meine Androhung unvermeidlich fällig geworden.
وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ
Were We then weary with the first Creation, that they should be in confused doubt about a new Creation?
Were We then worn out by the first creation ? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation.
Ermüdeten Wir denn durch die erste Erschaffung? Nein! Vielmehr ist ihnen verdeckt (geblieben), was eine neue Erschaffung betrifft.
أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
It was We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: for We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.
We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
Wir haben ja den Menschen erschaffen und wissen, was (alles ihm) seine Seele einflüstert, und Wir sind ihm doch näher als seine Halsschlagader,
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn (his doings) learn (and noted them), one sitting on the right and one on the left.
When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left,
wo die beiden Empfänger (der Taten) empfangen, zur Rechten und zur Linken sitzend.
إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ
Not a word does he utter but there is a sentinel by him, ready (to note it).
He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.
Kein Wort äußert er, ohne daß bei ihm ein Beobachter bereit wäre.
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ
And the stupor of death will bring Truth (before his eyes): "This was the thing which thou wast trying to escape!"
And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun.
Und es wird die Trunkenheit des Todes mit der Wahrheit kommen: "Das ist das, wovor du auszuweichen pflegtest."
وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ
And the Trumpet shall be blown: that will be the Day whereof Warning (had been given).
And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day.
Und es wird ins Horn geblasen; das ist der angedrohte Tag.
وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ
And there will come forth every soul: with each will be an (angel) to drive, and an (angel) to bear witness.
And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.
Und jede Seele wird kommen und mit ihr ein Treiber und ein Zeuge.
وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ
(It will be said:) "Thou wast heedless of this; now have We removed thy veil, and sharp is thy sight this Day!"
(And unto the evil - doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.
Du warst dessen ja unachtsam. Nun haben Wir deine Decke von dir hinweggenommen, so daß dein Blick heute scharf ist.
لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ
And his Companion will say: "Here is (his Record) ready with me!"
And (unto the evil - doer) his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready (as testimony).
Und sein Geselle wird sagen: "Das ist, was bei mir bereit ist."
وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ
(The sentence will be:) "Throw, throw into Hell every contumacious (of Allah)! -
(And it is said): Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate,
- "Werft, ihr beide, in die Hölle jeden beharrlichen, widerspenstigen Ungläubigen,
أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
"Who forbade what was good, transgressed all bounds, cast doubts and suspicions;
Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter,
Verweigerer des Guten, der Übertretungen begeht und sich in starkem Zweifel befindet,
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ
"Who set up another god beside Allah: Throw him into a severe penalty."
Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom.
der neben Allah einen anderen Gott setzt. So werft ihn in die strenge Strafe."
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ
His Companion will say: "Our Lord! I did not make him transgress, but he was (himself) far astray."
His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error.
Sein Geselle wird sagen: "Unser Herr, ich habe ihn nicht zu einem Übermaß (an Frevel) verleitet, sondern er (selbst) befand sich in tiefem Irrtum."
قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
He will say: "Dispute not with each other in My Presence: I had already in advance sent you Warning.
He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning.
Er (Allah) wird sagen: "Streitet nicht miteinander vor Mir, wo Ich euch doch die Androhung vorausgeschickt habe.
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ
"The Word changes not before Me, and I do not the least injustice to My Servants."
The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.
Das Wort wird bei Mir nicht abgeändert, und Ich bin keiner, der den Dienern Unrecht zufügt."
مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
One Day We will ask Hell, "Art thou filled to the full?" It will say, "Are there any more (to come)?"
On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled ? and it saith: Can there be more to come ?
Am Tag, da Wir zur Hölle sagen werden: "Bist du voll geworden?", und sie sagt: "Gibt es denn noch mehr?"
يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ
And the Garden will be brought nigh to the Righteous, - no more a thing distant.
And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant.
Und nahe herangebracht wird der (Paradies)garten an die Gottesfürchtigen, gar nicht fern:
وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ
(A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you, - for every one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law),
(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one,
"Das ist, was euch versprochen worden ist, (versprochen) für jeden immer wieder Umkehrbereiten und (Allahs Gebote) Hütenden,
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ
"Who feared (Allah) Most Gracious Unseen, and brought a heart turned in devotion (to Him):
Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.
der den Allerbarmer im verborgenen fürchtet und mit reuigem Herzen (zu Ihm) kommt.
مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ
"Enter ye therein in Peace and Security; this is a Day of Eternal Life!"
Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality.
Betretet ihn in Frieden. Das ist der Tag der Ewigkeit."
ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ
There will be for them therein all that they wish, - and more besides in Our Presence.
There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.
Sie werden, was sie wollen, darin haben. Und bei Uns ist noch mehr.
لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ
But how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins), - stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)?
And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came) ?
Wie viele Geschlechter vernichteten Wir vor ihnen, die eine stärkere Gewalt hatten als sie und in den Landstrichen umherzogen! Gibt es denn ein Entrinnen?
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
Verily in this is a Message for any that has a heart and understanding or who gives ear and earnestly witnesses (the truth).
Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.
Darin ist wahrlich eine Ermahnung für jemanden, der Herz hat oder hinhört, während er (geistig) anwesend ist.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ
We created the heavens and the earth and all between them in Six Days, nor did any sense of weariness touch Us.
And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.
Und Wir haben ja die Himmel und die Erde und das, was dazwischen ist, in sechs Tagen erschaffen, wobei Uns keine Ermüdung überkommen hat.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ
Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.
Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun;
So ertrage standhaft, was sie sagen, und lobpreise deinen Herrn vor dem Aufgang der Sonne und vor dem Untergang,
فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ
And during part of the night, (also,) celebrate His praises, and (so likewise) after the postures of adoration.
And in the night - time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.
und (in einem Teil) von der Nacht, da preise Ihn, und am Ende der Niederwerfung.
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ
And listen for the Day when the Caller will call out from a place quiet near, -
And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place,
Und höre zu am Tag, da der Rufer von einem nahen Ort aus ruft,
وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ
The Day when they will hear a (mighty) Blast in (very) truth: that will be the Day of Resurrection.
The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves).
am Tag, da sie den Schrei in Wahrheit hören werden; das ist der Tag des Herauskommens.
يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ
Verily it is We Who give Life and Death; and to Us is the Final Goal -
Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying.
Gewiß, Wir sind es, die Wir wieder lebendig machen und sterben lassen, und zu Uns ist der Ausgang.
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ
The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together, - quite easy for Us.
On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make).
- Am Tag, da die Erde, sie freilassend, sich ihnen aufspalten wird und sie eilig (hervorkommen). Das ist für Uns ein leichtes Versammeln.
يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ
We know best what they say; and thou art not one to overawe them by force. So admonish with the Qur'an such as fear My Warning!
We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.
Wir wissen sehr wohl, was sie sagen, und du bist nicht als Gewalthaber über sie (eingesetzt). Darum ermahne (nur) mit dem Qur'an (jeden,) wer Meine Androhung fürchtet.
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ