Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
Die fällig Werdende,
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Inevitable?
was ist die fällig Werdende?
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
Which Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a lofty garden,
In a lofty Paradise,
in einem hohen Garten,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The fruits of which are near at hand:
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
But as for him who will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
And I had not known what my account was:
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O would that it had made an end (of me):
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
My wealth has availed me nothing:
"My wealth has not availed me;
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
My authority is gone away from me.
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So no friend has he here this Day,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And that which you do not see.
And by whatsoever you see not,
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allah].
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
And most surely it is the true certainty
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ