Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
But when sight is confounded
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon will be eclipsed.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Alas! No refuge!
No! There is no refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
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).
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Although he tender his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
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).
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
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.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
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,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And neglect the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
That day will faces be resplendent,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And agony is heaped on agony;
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But he denied and flouted.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
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)?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?