Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And when the earth is spread out
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
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).
Then whoso is given his account 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,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
And will return unto his folk in joy.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
He surely will invoke destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
And be thrown to scorching fire.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And by the moon when she is at the full,
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
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.).
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
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),
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
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).