Chapter 69, 52 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
Die fällig Werdende,
The Inevitable Reality -
What is the Reality ?
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
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.
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.
Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Then do you see of them any remains?
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
Then he will be in blissful state
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
In a high garden
in einem hohen Garten,
In an elevated garden,
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
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
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
And knew not what my reckoning!
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And had not known what is my account.
Oh, would that it had been death!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
My wealth hath not availed me,
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth has not availed me.
My power hath gone from me.
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
Gone from me is my authority."
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
Nor any food save filth
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
Which none but sinners eat.
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
None will eat it except the sinners.
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I swear by what you see
And all that ye see not
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And what you do not see
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We would have seized him by the right hand;
And then severed his life - artery,
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.