Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
So when the sight becomes dazed,
But when sight is confounded
Faitha bariqa albasaru
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon is eclipsed
Wakhasafa alqamaru
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And sun and moon are united,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Alas! No refuge!
Kalla la wazara
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Although he tender his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay! But you love the present life,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And neglect the hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
That day will faces be resplendent,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking to their Lord.
Looking toward their Lord;
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Waqeela man raqin
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And agony is heaped on agony;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But he denied and flouted.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Awla laka faawla
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Thumma awla laka faawla
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?