Chapter 79, 46 verses
I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,
By those [angels] who extract with violence
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,
And [by] those who remove with ease
Waalnnashitati nashtan
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And by those who float in space,
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
Waalssabihati sabhan
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
Then those who are foremost going ahead,
And those who race each other in a race
Faalssabiqati sabqan
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then those who regulate the affair.
And those who arrange [each] matter,
Faalmudabbirati amran
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
The day on which the quaking one shall quake,
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
What must happen afterwards shall follow it.
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Hearts on that day shall palpitate,
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Their eyes cast down.
Their eyes humbled.
Absaruha khashiAAatun
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
What! when we are rotten bones?
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
But it shall be only a single cry,
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
When lo! they shall be wakeful.
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Faitha hum bialssahirati
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
Has not there come to you the story of Musa?
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
Then say: Have you (a desire) to purify yourself:
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
So he showed him the mighty sign.
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Faarahu alayata alkubra
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Fakaththaba waAAasa
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
Then he went back hastily.
Then he turned his back, striving.
Thumma adbara yasAAa
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he gathered (men) and called out.
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Fahashara fanada
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Most surely there is in this a lesson to him who fears.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
And He made dark its night and brought out its light.
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And the earth, He expanded it after that.
And after that He spread the earth.
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
And the mountains, He made them firm,
And the mountains He set firmly
Waaljibala arsaha
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the great predominating calamity comes;
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
Then as for him who is inordinate,
So as for he who transgressed
Faamma man tagha
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
And prefers the life of this world,
And preferred the life of the world,
Waathara alhayata alddunya
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
Then surely the hell, that is the abode.
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
Then surely the garden - - that is the abode.
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
They ask you about the hour, when it will come.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
About what! You are one to remind of it.
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
Feema anta min thikraha
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
To your Lord is the goal of it.
To your Lord is its finality.
Ila rabbika muntahaha
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
You are only a warner to him who would fear it.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag