I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
The star of piercing brightness;
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
So let man consider of what he is created:
So let man see from what he is created!
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
He is created of water pouring forth,
He is created from a water gushing forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يوم تبلى السرائر
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
والسماء ذات الرجع
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
And the earth splitting (with plants);
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
والأرض ذات الصدع
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
إنه لقول فصل
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
And it is no joke.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
er ist kein Scherz.
Surely they will make a scheme,
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Sie wenden eine List an,
And I (too) will make a scheme.
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وأكيد كيدا
Und Ich wende eine List an.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.