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!
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
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 explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
- The piercing Star!
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
(It is) 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 no soul but has a protector over it.
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.
Now let man but think from 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 from a drop emitted -
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Proceeding from between the backbone 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,
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (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.
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
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.
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
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 by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
It is no pleasantry.
er ist kein Scherz.
It is not a thing for amusement.
And it is not amusement.
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Sie wenden eine List an,
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
And I plot a plot (against them).
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I am planning 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.
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.