Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the heaven bursts asunder,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انشَقَّتْ
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
When the sky is rent asunder,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth is stretched,
وَإِذَا الْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is flattened out,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He shall call for perdition,
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُو ثُبُورًا
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And enter into burning fire.
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And the night and that which it drives on,
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
The Night and its Homing;
And the moon when it grows full,
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And the Moon in her fullness:
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ ۩
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُكَذِّبُونَ
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah knows best what they hide,
وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So announce to them a painful punishment~
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.