Chapter 84, 25 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا السماء انشقت
When the sky is rent asunder,
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
وإذا الأرض مدت
And when the earth is flattened out,
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
وألقت ما فيها وتخلت
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
وأذنت لربها وحقت
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
يا أيها الإنسان إنك كادح إلى ربك كدحا فملاقيه
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
فسوف يحاسب حسابا يسيرا
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
وينقلب إلى أهله مسرورا
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
وأما من أوتي كتابه وراء ظهره
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
فسوف يدعو ثبورا
Soon will he cry for perdition,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
ويصلى سعيرا
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
إنه كان في أهله مسرورا
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
إنه ظن أن لن يحور
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
بلى إن ربه كان به بصيرا
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
فلا أقسم بالشفق
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
والليل وما وسق
The Night and its Homing;
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
والقمر إذا اتسق
And the Moon in her fullness:
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
لتركبن طبقا عن طبق
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
فما لهم لا يؤمنون
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
وإذا قرئ عليهم القرآن لا يسجدون ۩
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
بل الذين كفروا يكذبون
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
والله أعلم بما يوعون
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم أجر غير ممنون
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).