Chapter 78, 40 verses
Concerning what are they disputing?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What are they asking (one another) about?
Wonach fragen sie sich?
عَمَّ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
Concerning the Great News,
About the great news, (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, the Qur'an, which Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم brought and the Day of Resurrection)
Nach der gewaltigen Kunde,
عَنِ ٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
About which they cannot agree.
About which they are in disagreement.
über die sie sich uneinig sind.
ٱلَّذِى هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ
Verily, they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, they will come to know!
Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Verily, verily they shall soon (come to) know!
Nay, again, they will come to know!
Abermals: Keineswegs! Sie werden (es noch) erfahren.
ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَيَعْلَمُونَ
Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,
Have We not made the earth as a bed,
Haben Wir nicht die Erde zu einer Lagerstatt gemacht
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَٰدًا
And the mountains as pegs?
And the mountains as pegs?
und die Berge zu Pfählen?
وَٱلْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًا
And (have We not) created you in pairs,
And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).
Und Wir haben euch als Paare erschaffen.
وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا
And made your sleep for rest,
And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.
Und Wir haben euren Schlaf zum Ausruhen gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًا
And made the night as a covering,
And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),
Und Wir haben die Nacht zum Kleid gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
And We have made the day for livelihood.
Und Wir haben den Tag zur Lebensführung gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلنَّهَارَ مَعَاشًا
And (have We not) built over you the seven firmaments,
And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),
Und Wir haben über euch sieben feste (Himmel) aufgebaut.
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
And placed (therein) a Light of Splendour?
And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).
Und Wir haben einen hell glühenden Leuchtkörper gemacht.
وَجَعَلْنَا سِرَاجًا وَهَّاجًا
And do We not send down from the clouds water in abundance,
And We have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.
Und Wir haben von den Regenwolken sich ergießendes Wasser herabkommen lassen,
وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعْصِرَٰتِ مَآءً ثَجَّاجًا
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetables,
That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,
um damit Korn und Gewächse hervorzubringen
لِّنُخْرِجَ بِهِۦ حَبًّا وَنَبَاتًا
And gardens of luxurious growth?
And gardens of thick growth.
und dichtbestandene Gärten.
وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا
Verily the Day of Sorting out is a thing appointed,
Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,
Gewiß, der Tag der Entscheidung ist eine festgesetzte Zeit,
إِنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْفَصْلِ كَانَ مِيقَٰتًا
The Day that the Trumpet shall be sounded, and ye shall come forth in crowds;
The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
der Tag, da ins Horn geblasen wird und ihr in Scharen herkommt
يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَتَأْتُونَ أَفْوَاجًا
And the heavens shall be opened as if there were doors,
And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,
und da der Himmel geöffnet und dann zu Toren wird
وَفُتِحَتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَكَانَتْ أَبْوَٰبًا
And the mountains shall vanish, as if they were a mirage.
And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.
und da die Berge versetzt und dann zu einer Luftspiegelung werden.
وَسُيِّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ فَكَانَتْ سَرَابًا
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush -
Gewiß, die Hölle ist ein Hinterhalt,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
For the transgressors a place of destination:
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),
für diejenigen, die das Maß (an Frevel) überschreiten, eine Heimstatt,
لِّلطَّٰغِينَ مَـَٔابًا
They will dwell therein for ages.
They will abide therein for ages.
lange Zeiten darin zu verweilen;
لَّٰبِثِينَ فِيهَآ أَحْقَابًا
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,
Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.
sie werden darin weder Kühlung noch Getränk kosten,
لَّا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا
Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,
Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges -
außer heißem Wasser und stinkender Brühe,
إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَسَّاقًا
A fitting recompense (for them).
An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).
als angemessene Vergeltung.
جَزَآءً وِفَاقًا
For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),
For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.
Sie erwarteten ja niemals eine Abrechnung
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ لَا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا
But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.
But they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم brought) completely.
und erklärten Unsere Zeichen hartnäckig für Lüge.
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا كِذَّابًا
And all things have We preserved on record.
And all things We have recorded in a Book.
Doch alles haben Wir schriftlich erfaßt.
وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَٰهُ كِتَٰبًا
"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."
So taste you (the results of your evil actions). No increase shall We give you, except in torment.
So kostet; Wir werden euch nur die Strafe mehren.
فَذُوقُوا۟ فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا
Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;
Verily, for the Muttaqun, there will be a success (Paradise);
Gewiß, für die Gottesfürchtigen wird es einen Ort des Erfolgs geben,
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا
Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;
Gardens and vineyards,
umfriedete Gärten und Rebstöcke
حَدَآئِقَ وَأَعْنَٰبًا
And voluptuous women of equal age;
And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age,
und prächtige, gleichaltrige (weibliche Wesen)
وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابًا
And a cup full (to the brim).
And a full cup (of wine).
und ein (stets) voller Becher.
وَكَأْسًا دِهَاقًا
No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth: -
No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;
Weder hören sie darin unbedachte Rede noch Lüge.
لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغْوًا وَلَا كِذَّٰبًا
Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,
A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds),
(Dies) als Belohnung von deinem Herrn, als hinreichende Gabe,
جَزَآءً مِّن رَّبِّكَ عَطَآءً حِسَابًا
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.
(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).
dem Herrn der Himmel und der Erde und dessen, was dazwischen ist, dem Allerbarmer. Sie verfügen nicht darüber, vor Ihm zu reden,
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا
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.
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.
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.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!
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)!
Das ist der wahrhaftig (eintreffend)e Tag. Wer nun will, nimmt zu seinem Herrn eine Heimkehr.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
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!"
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!"
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!"
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا