Chapter 86, 17 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
By the sky and the night comer -
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
- The piercing Star!
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
The star of piercing brightness;
It is the piercing star -
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
So let man consider from what he is created.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man consider of what he is created:
So let man observe from what he was created.
He is created from a gushing fluid
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created of water pouring forth,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
By the sky which returns [rain]
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth splitting (with plants);
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
It is no pleasantry.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is no joke.
And it is not amusement.
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Sie wenden eine List an,
Surely they will make a scheme,
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
And I plot a plot (against them).
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I (too) will make a scheme.
But I am planning a plan.
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.