I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
The star of piercing brightness;
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
- The piercing Star!
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
So let man consider of what he is created:
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man consider from what he is created.
He is created of water pouring forth,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created from a gushing fluid
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
And the earth splitting (with plants);
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
And it is no joke.
er ist kein Scherz.
It is no pleasantry.
Surely they will make a scheme,
Sie wenden eine List an,
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
And I (too) will make a scheme.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I plot a plot (against them).
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.