In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
But man would fain deny what is before him.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
But when sight is confounded
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Alas! No refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Although he tender his excuses.
Even if he presents his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
That day will faces be resplendent,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
And agony is heaped on agony;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
But he denied and flouted.
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Then went he to his folk with glee.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ