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