Chapter 74, 56 verses
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)!
O you who are clothed!
O du Zugedeckter,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O thou enveloped in thy cloak,
Arise and deliver thy warning!
Arise and warn,
stehe auf und warne;
Arise and warn!
And thy Lord do thou magnify!
And your Lord do magnify,
und deinen Herrn, Den preise als den Größten,
Thy Lord magnify,
And thy garments keep free from stain!
And your garments do purify,
und deine Gewänder, die reinige,
Thy raiment purify,
And all abomination shun!
And uncleanness do shun,
und die (Unreinheit des) Götzen(dienstes), die meide,
Pollution shun!
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
und halte nicht (deinen Verdienst) vor, und halte ihn nicht für zu groß,
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant!
And for the sake of your Lord, be patient.
und ertrage standhaft (alles) für deinen Herrn.
For the sake of thy Lord, be patient!
Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded,
For when the trumpet is sounded,
Wenn dann ins Horn gestoßen wird,
For when the trumpet shall sound,
That will be - that Day - a Day of Distress, -
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day,
so wird jener Tag ein schwerer Tag sein
Surely that day will be a day of anguish,
Far from easy for those without Faith.
For the unbelievers, anything but easy.
für die Ungläubigen nicht leicht.
Not of ease, for disbelievers.
Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone! -
Leave Me and him whom I created alone,
Lasse Mich (allein) mit wem Ich allein erschaffen habe,
Leave Me (to deal) with him whom I created lonely,
To whom I granted resources in abundance,
And give him vast riches,
und dem Ich ausgedehnten Besitz gegeben habe
And then bestowed upon him ample means,
And sons to be by his side! -
And sons dwelling in his presence,
und Söhne (als ständige Begleiter) anwesend
And sons abiding in his presence
To whom I made (life) smooth and comfortable!
And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably;
und dem Ich alles schön zurechtgemacht habe;
And made (life) smooth for him.
Yet is he greedy - that I should add (yet more); -
And yet he desires that I should add more!
doch begehrt er hierauf, daß Ich (ihm) noch mehr gebe.
Yet he desireth that I should give more.
By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory!
By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications.
Keineswegs! Er ist gegen Unsere Zeichen wiederholt widerspenstig gewesen.
Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations.
Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities!
I will make a distressing punishment overtake him.
Ich werde ihn mit Beschwerlichem bedrücken.
On him I shall impose a fearful doom.
For he thought and he plotted; -
Surely he reflected and guessed,
Er hat ja nachgedacht und abgewogen.
For lo! he did consider; then he planned -
And woe to him! How he plotted! -
But may he be cursed how he plotted;
Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
(Self - )destroyed is he, how he planned!
Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted! -
Again, may he be cursed how he plotted;
Abermals: Tod ihm, wie er abgewogen hat!
Again (self - )destroyed is he, how he planned! -
Then he looked round;
Then he looked,
Hierauf hat er geschaut,
Then looked he,
Then he frowned and he scowled;
Then he frowned and scowled,
hierauf hat er düster geblickt und ein finsteres Gesicht gemacht,
Then frowned he and showed displeasure.
Then he turned back and was haughty;
Then he turned back and was big with pride,
hierauf hat er den Rücken gekehrt und ist hochmütig geblieben.
Then turned he away in pride
Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old;
~Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others);
Er sagt: "Das ist nur Zauberei, die überliefert wird.
And said: This is naught else than magic from of old;
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
This is naught but the word of a mortal.
Das sind nur die Worte von Menschenwesen."
This is naught else than speech of mortal man.
Soon will I cast him into Hell - Fire!
I will cast him into hell.
Ich werde ihn der Saqar aussetzen.
Him shall I fling unto the burning.
And what will explain to thee what Hell - Fire is?
And what will make you realize what hell is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was Saqar ist?
- Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! -
Naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone! -
It leaves naught nor does it spare aught.
Sie läßt nichts übrig und läßt nichts bestehen.
It leaveth naught; it spareth naught
Darkening and changing the colour of man!
It scorches the mortal.
Sie verändert die Menschen ganz.
It shrivelleth the man.
Over it are Nineteen.
Over it are nineteen.
Über ihr gibt es neunzehn (Wächter).
Above it are nineteen.
And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers, - in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith, - and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals.
Wir haben als Wächter des (Höllen)feuers nur Engel eingesetzt, und Wir haben ihre Zahl nur zu einer Versuchung gemacht für diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, damit diejenigen Überzeugung gewinnen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und damit diejenigen, die glauben, an Glauben zunehmen, und damit diejenigen, denen die Schrift gegeben wurde, und (auch) die Gläubigen nicht zweifeln und damit diejenigen, in deren Herzen Krankheit ist, und (auch) die Ungläubigen sagen: "Was will denn Allah damit als Gleichnis?" So läßt Allah in die Irre gehen, wen Er will, und leitet recht, wen Er will. Aber niemand weiß über die Heerscharen deines Herrn Bescheid außer Ihm. Und es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Menschenwesen.
We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling - block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt; and that those in whose hearts there is disease, and disbelievers, may say: What meaneth Allah by this similitude ? Thus Allah sendeth astray whom He will, and whom He will He guideth. None knoweth the hosts of thy Lord save Him. This is naught else than a Reminder unto mortals.
Nay, verily: By the Moon,
Nay; I swear by the moon,
Keineswegs! Beim Mond
Nay, by the Moon
And by the Night as it retreateth,
And the night when it departs,
und (bei) der Nacht, wenn sie den Rücken kehrt,
And the night when it withdraweth
And by the Dawn as it shineth forth, -
And the daybreak when it shines;
und (bei) dem Morgen, wenn er erstrahlt,
And the dawn when it shineth forth,
This is but one of the mighty (portents),
Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes),
sie ist wahrlich eine der größten (Heimsuchungen)
Lo! this is one of the greatest (portents)
A warning to mankind, -
A warning to mortals,
zur Warnung für die Menschenwesen,
As a warning unto men,
To any of you that chooses to press forward, or to follow behind; -
To him among you who wishes to go forward or remain behind.
für jemanden von euch, der vorankommen oder zurückbleiben will.
Unto him of you who will advance or hang back.
Every soul will be (held) in pledge for its deeds.
Every soul is held in pledge for what it earns,
Jede Seele haftet für das, was sie erworben hat,
Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;
Except the Companions of the Right Hand.
Except the people of the right hand,
außerdem die Gefährten von der rechten Seite;
Save those who will stand on the right hand.
(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other,
In gardens, they shall ask each other
sie werden sich in Gärten befinden, und sie werden einander fragen
In gardens they will ask one another
And (ask) of the Sinners:
About the guilty:
nach den Übeltätern:
Concerning the guilty:
"What led you into Hell Fire?"
What has brought you into hell?
Was hat euch in Saqar geführt?
What hath brought you to this burning ?
They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;
They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;
Sie werden sagen: "Wir gehörten nicht zu denjenigen, die beteten,
They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;
And we used not to feed the poor;
und wir pflegten nicht den Armen zu speisen,
Nor did we feed the wretched.
"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;
And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.
und wir pflegten auf schweifende Reden mit denjenigen einzugehen, die solche führten,
We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
And we used to call the day of judgment a lie;
und wir erklärten stets den Tag des Gerichts für Lüge
And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
Till death overtook us.
bis die Gewißheit zu uns kam."
Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.
So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.
Nun nützt ihnen die Fürsprache derjenigen nicht, die Fürsprache einlegen (können).
The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition? -
What is then the matter with them, that they turn away from the admonition
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie sich von der Ermahnung abwenden,
Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
As if they were affrighted asses,
As if they were asses taking fright
als wären sie aufgeschreckte Wildesel,
As they were frightened asses
Fleeing from a lion!
That had fled from a lion?
die vor einem Löwen fliehen?
Fleeing from a lion ?
Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!
Nay; every one of them desires that he may be given pages spread out;
Aber nein! Jedermann von ihnen will, daß ihm aufgeschlagene Blätter zukommen.
Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,
Nay! but they do not fear the hereafter.
Keineswegs! Vielmehr fürchten sie nicht das Jenseits.
Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Nay, this surely is an admonition:
Nay! it is surely an admonition.
Keineswegs! Er ist ja eine Erinnerung.
Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!
So whoever pleases may mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whosoever will may heed.
But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.
And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.
Sie werden aber (seiner) nicht gedenken, außer daß Allah es will. Ihm gebührt die Gottesfurcht und Ihm gebührt die Vergebung.
And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.