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