Chapter 69, 52 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Die fällig Werdende,
What is the Reality ?
What is the Inevitable?
was ist die fällig Werdende?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.
Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Then he will be in blissful state
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
In a high garden
In a lofty Paradise,
in einem hohen Garten,
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
But as for him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
And knew not what my reckoning!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
Oh, would that it had been death!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
My wealth hath not availed me,
"My wealth has not availed me;
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My power hath gone from me.
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
So no friend has he here this Day,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
Nor any food save filth
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Which none but sinners eat.
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
And all that ye see not
And by whatsoever you see not,
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allah].
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
And then severed his life - artery,
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.