Chapter 53, 62 verses
I swear by the star when it goes down.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Star when it setteth,
Bei dem Stern, wenn er sinkt!
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;
Nicht in die Irre geht euer Gefährte, und auch nicht einem Irrtum ist er erlegen,
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Nor does he speak out of desire.
Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
und er redet nicht aus (eigener) Neigung.
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,
Es ist nur eine Offenbarung, die eingegeben wird.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,
Belehrt hat ihn der Besitzer starker Kräfte,
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
der (geistige) Macht besitzt. So stand Er da
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
When he was on the uppermost horizon.
und war am obersten Gesichtskreis.
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Then he drew near, then he bowed
Then he drew nigh and came down
Hierauf kam er näher und stieg herunter,
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
so daß er (nur) zwei Bogenlängen entfernt war oder noch näher.
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.
Da gab Er Seinem Diener (als Offenbarung) ein, was Er eingab.
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
Nicht hat sein Herz erlogen, was es sah.
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth ?
Wollt ihr denn mit ihm streiten über das, was er sieht?
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
And verily he saw him yet another time
Und er sah ihn ja ein anderes Mal herabkommen,
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
At the farthest lote - tree;
By the lote - tree of the utmost boundary,
beim Sidr-Baum des Endziels,
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.
bei dem der Garten der Zuflucht ist.
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote - tree,
Als den Sidr-Baum überdeckte, was (ihn) überdeckte,
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.
da wich der Blick nicht ab, noch überschritt er das Maß.
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.
Wahrlich, er sah von den Zeichen seines Herrn die größten.
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
Have ye thought upon Al - Lat and Al - 'Uzza
Was meint ihr wohl zu al-Lat und al-'Uzza
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
And Manat, the third, the last?
And Manat, the third, the other ?
und auch zu Manat, dieser anderen, der dritten?
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
Are yours the males and His the females ?
Ist denn für euch das, was männlich ist, und für Ihn das, was weiblich ist (bestimmt)?
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
This indeed is an unjust division!
That indeed were an unfair division!
Das wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.
Das sind nur Namen, die ihr genannt habt, ihr und eure Väter, für die Allah (aber) keine Ermächtigung herabgesandt hat. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen und dem, wozu sie selbst neigen, wo doch bereits von ihrem Herrn die Rechtleitung zu ihnen gekommen ist.
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْ
Or shall man have what he wishes?
Or shall man have what he coveteth ?
Oder soll (etwa) der Mensch haben, was (immer) er (sich) wünscht?
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.
So gehört Allah das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
Und wie viele Engel gibt es in den Himmeln, deren Fürsprache nichts nützt, außer nachdem Allah es erlaubt hat, wem Er will und wer Sein Wohlgefallen findet.
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.
Diejenigen, die an das Jenseits nicht glauben, benennen die Engel fürwahr mit Namen, wie weibliche Wesen benannt werden.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.
And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.
Sie haben jedoch kein Wissen hierüber. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen; die Vermutungen nützen aber nichts gegenüber der Wahrheit.
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.
Laß nun ab von jemandem, der sich von Unserer Ermahnung abkehrt und nur das diesseitige Leben will.
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
That is their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction.
Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.
Das ist ihr erreichter Wissensstand. Gewiß, dein Herr kennt sehr wohl wer von Seinem Weg abirrt, und Er kennt sehr wohl die Rechtgeleiteten.
ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness.
And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.
Allah gehört (alles), was in den Himmeln und was auf der Erde ist, auf daß Er denjenigen, die Böses tun, das vergelte, was sie tun, und daß Er denjenigen, die Gutes tun, mit dem (Allerbesten vergelte.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى
Those who keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil).
Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).
Diejenigen, die schwerwiegende Sünden und Abscheulichkeiten meiden, außer leichten Verfehlungen... Gewiß, dein Herr ist Allumfassend in (Seiner) Vergebung. Er weiß sehr wohl über euch Bescheid, als Er euch aus der Erde hervorgebracht hat und als ihr Keimlinge in den Leibern eurer Mütter gewesen seid. So erklärt nicht euch selbst für lauter. Er weiß sehr wohl, wer gottesfürchtig ist.
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّه
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,
Was meinst du wohl zu demjenigen, der sich abkehrt
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
And gave a little, then was grudging ?
und (nur) wenig gibt und dann (ganz) aussetzt?
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth ?
Besitzt er (etwa) Wissen über das Verborgene, daß er sehen könnte?
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
Oder wurde ihm nicht kundgetan, was auf den Blättern Musas steht
أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
And Abraham who paid his debt:
und Ibrahims, der (seine Pflichten) erfüllte?
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
That no laden one shall bear another's load,
(Nämlich,) daß keine lasttragende (Seele) die Last einer anderen auf sich nehmen wird
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
und daß es für den Menschen nichts anderes geben wird als das, worum er sich (selbst) bemüht,
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
And that his effort will be seen.
daß sein Bemühen gesehen werden wird,
وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;
daß ihm hierauf nach vollem Maß vergolten wird
ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ
And that to your Lord is the goal -
And that thy Lord, He is the goal;
und daß zu deinem Herrn das Endziel sein wird
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,
und daß Er es ist, Der lachen und weinen läßt,
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;
und daß Er es ist, Der sterben läßt und wieder lebendig macht,
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,
daß Er beide Teile des Paares, das Männliche und das Weibliche, erschafft
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
From the small seed when it is adapted
From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;
aus einem Samentropfen, wenn er ausgespritzt wird,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;
und daß Ihm die letzte Schöpfung obliegt
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
und daß Er es ist, Der reich macht und Der genügsam macht,
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
und daß Er es ist, Der der Herr des Hundssterns ist,
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,
daß Er die früheren 'Ad vernichtete
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And Samood, so He spared not
And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;
und (auch) die Tamud; so ließ Er nichts übrig;
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;
und zuvor das Volk Nuhs - gewiß, sie waren ja noch ungerechter und übermäßiger (in ihrem Frevel).
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
And Al - Mu'tafikah He destroyed
Und die umgestürzte Stadt ließ Er stürzen.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
So there covered them that which covered.
So that there covered them that which did cover.
Und so überdeckte sie, was (sie dann) überdeckte.
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute ?
Welche der Wohltaten deines Herrn willst du nun bestreiten?
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
This is a warner of the warners of old.
This is a warner of the warners of old.
Das ist ein Warner wie die früheren Warner.
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
The near event draws nigh.
The threatened Hour is nigh.
Es steht bevor die immer näher kommende (Stunde des Gerichts);
أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
None beside Allah can disclose it.
niemand außer Allah kann sie beheben.
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
Marvel ye then at this statement,
Wundert ihr euch denn über diese Aussage
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
And will you laugh and not weep?
And laugh and not weep,
und lacht ihr, und weint ihr nicht,
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
While you are indulging in varieties.
While ye amuse yourselves ?
und seid ihr noch belustigt?
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).
Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.
Werft euch doch vor Allah nieder und dient (Ihm).
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟