In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man desires to continue in sin.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
But when sight is confounded
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when vision is dazzled
At length, when the sight is dazed,
And the moon is eclipsed
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon darkens
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And sun and moon are united,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Alas! No refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! No place of safety!
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Although he tender his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even if he presents his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
No! But you love the immediate
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
That day will faces be resplendent,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Looking toward their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord.
Looking towards their Lord;
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And agony is heaped on agony;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And one leg will be joined with another:
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
But he denied and flouted.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you, and woe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?