The sure calamity!
Die fällig Werdende,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
Die fällig Werdende,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
What is the sure calamity!
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Inevitable?
What is the Reality ?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
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.
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.
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!
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Do you see any remnants of them?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
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)]
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
Then he will be in blissful state
In a lofty garden,
in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty Paradise,
In a high garden
The fruits of which are near at hand:
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
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:
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
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!
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
And I had not known what my account was:
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
And knew not what my reckoning!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
Oh, would that it had been death!
My wealth has availed me nothing:
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"My wealth has not availed me;
My wealth hath not availed me,
My authority is gone away from me.
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
My power hath gone from me.
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
So no friend has he here this Day,
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
Nor any food except refuse,
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
Nor any food save filth
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
Which none but sinners eat.
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
And that which you do not see.
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And by whatsoever you see not,
And all that ye see not
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
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].
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
And then severed his life - artery,
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
And most surely it is the true certainty
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.