Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
Die fällig Werdende,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
What is the sure calamity!
ما الحاقة
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Inevitable?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
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 on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
Do you then see of them one remaining?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Do you see any remnants of them?
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
فهو في عيشة راضية
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
In a lofty garden,
في جنة عالية
in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty Paradise,
The fruits of which are near at hand:
قطوفها دانية
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
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 him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!
And I had not known what my account was:
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
My wealth has availed me nothing:
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"My wealth has not availed me;
My authority is gone away from me.
هلك عني سلطانيه
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
خذوه فغلوه
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Then cast him into the burning fire,
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
So no friend has he here this Day,
Nor any food except refuse,
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
And that which you do not see.
وما لا تبصرون
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And by whatsoever you see not,
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allah].
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
لأخذنا منه باليمين
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
And most surely it is the true certainty
وإنه لحق اليقين
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.