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