Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And when the earth is stretched,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And obeys its Lord and it must.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
He shall call for perdition,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
And enter into burning fire.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
And the night and that which it drives on,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And the moon when it grows full,
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.