بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Chapter 75, 40 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
فإذا برق البصر
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
So when the sight becomes dazed,
وخسف القمر
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the moon becomes dark,
وجمع الشمس والقمر
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
كلا لا وزر
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge!
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
ولو ألقى معاذيره
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Though he puts forth his excuses.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
Nay! But you love the present life,
وتذرون الآخرة
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
إلى ربها ناظرة
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Looking to their Lord.
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
وقيل من ۜ راق
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
وظن أنه الفراق
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
والتفت الساق بالساق
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
And affliction is combined with affliction;
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
فلا صدق ولا صلى
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
ولكن كذب وتولى
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
أولى لك فأولى
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Is not He able to give life to the dead?