Chapter 69, 52 verses
The sure calamity!
Die fällig Werdende,
The Sure Reality!
What is the sure calamity!
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Sure 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 thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
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.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and 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 the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
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.
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
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 Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
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 disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
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),
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
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 a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
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 is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
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 sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
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 will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord 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 ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide 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 he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
In a lofty garden,
in einem hohen Garten,
In a Garden on high,
The fruits of which are near at hand:
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
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 ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
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!
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
And I had not known what my account was:
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
My wealth has availed me nothing:
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My authority is gone away from me.
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power has perished from me!"...
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
"And burn ye him in the Blazing 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.
"Further, make him march 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
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Nor any food except refuse,
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I do call to witness what ye see,
And that which you do not see.
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And what 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;
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 it is 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: little admonition it is ye receive.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
(This is) a Message sent down 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 the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And most surely it is the true certainty
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.