Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Whereof do they question one another ?
About what are they asking one another?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
Concerning the Great News,
(It is) of the awful tidings,
About the great news -
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
About which they cannot agree.
Concerning which they are in disagreement.
That over which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, but they will come to know!
No! They are going to know.
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, but they will come to know!
Then, no! They are going to know.
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth an expanse,
Have We not made the earth a resting place?
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
And the mountains as pegs?
And the high hills bulwarks ?
And the mountains as stakes?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs,
And We created you in pairs
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
And made your sleep for rest,
And have appointed your sleep for repose,
And made your sleep [a means for] rest
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
And made the night as a covering,
And have appointed the night as a cloak,
And made the night as clothing
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
And made the day for livelihood
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And have appointed a dazzling lamp,
And made [therein] a burning lamp
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water,
And sent down, from the rain clouds, pouring water
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
Thereby to produce grain and plant,
That We may bring forth thereby grain and vegetation
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick foliage.
And gardens of entwined growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Lo! the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Indeed, the Day of Judgement is an appointed time -
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
A day when the trumpet is blown and ye come in multitudes,
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
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven is opened and becometh as gates,
And the heaven is opened and will become gateways
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the hills are set in motion and become as a mirage.
And the mountains are removed and will be [but] a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
For the transgressors a place of destination:
A home for the rebellious.
For the transgressors, a place of return,
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
In which they will remain for ages [unending].
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
A fitting recompense (for them).
Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
An appropriate recompense.
als angemessene Vergeltung.
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
And all things have We preserved on record.
Everything have We recorded in a Book.
But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Gardens and grapevines
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And maidens for companions,
And full - breasted [companions] of equal age
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup.
And a full cup.
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
[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,
The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.
On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
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.
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
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.
Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"
Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
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!"