Chapter 54, 55 verses
The hour drew nigh and the moon did rend asunder.
The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.
Näher ist die Stunde (des Gerichts) gekommen, und gespalten hat sich der Mond.
And if they see a miracle they turn aside and say: Transient magic.
But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."
Und wenn sie ein Zeichen sehen, wenden sie sich ab und sagen: "Fortdauernde Zauberei."
And they call (it) a lie, and follow their low desires; and every affair has its appointed term.
They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.
Und sie erklären (es) für Lüge und folgen ihren Neigungen. Doch jede Angelegenheit ist festgesetzt.
And certainly some narratives have come to them wherein is prevention - -
There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),
Zu ihnen ist doch von den Berichten gekommen, was reichliche Verweisung enthält,
Consummate wisdom - - but warnings do not avail;
Mature wisdom; - but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.
eine durchdringende Weisheit. Aber was nützen da die Warnungen?
So turn (your) back on them (for) the day when the inviter shall invite them to a hard task,
Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,
So kehre dich von ihnen ab. Am Tag, da der Rufer zu etwas Entsetzlichem ruft,
Their eyes cast down, going forth from their graves as if they were scattered locusts,
They will come forth, - their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,
werden sie mit gedemütigten Blicken aus den Gräbern herauskommen wie ausschwärmende Heuschrecken,
Hastening to the inviter. The unbelievers shall say: This is a hard day.
Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller! - "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.
zu dem Rufer hastend. Die Ungläubigen werden sagen: "Das ist ein schwerer Tag."
Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.
Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.
Vor ihnen (schon) bezichtigte das Volk Nuhs (ihren Gesandten) der Lüge. Sie bezichtigten Unseren Diener der Lüge und sagten: "Ein Besessener." Und er wurde (von ihnen) gescholten.
Therefore he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, come Thou then to help.
Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"
Da rief er seinen Herrn an: "Ich bin überwältigt, so leiste Du (mir) Hilfe."
So We opened the gates of the cloud with water pouring
So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.
Da öffneten Wir die Tore des Himmels mit niederströmendem Wasser
And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained.
And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.
und ließen aus der Erde Quellen hervorströmen; so traf das Wasser zu einer bereits festgesetzten Angelegenheit zusammen.
And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails
But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm - fibre:
Und Wir trugen ihn auf einem Schiff aus Planken und Nägeln,
Sailing, before Our eyes, a reward for him who was denied.
She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!
das vor Unseren Augen dahinfuhr: (Dies) als Lohn für jemanden, der immer verleugnet worden war.
And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there anyone who
And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir ließen es ja als Zeichen zurück. Gibt es aber jemanden, der bedenkt?
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!
The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?
Die 'Ad bezichtigten (ihren Gesandten) der Lüge. Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill - luck
For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,
Wir sandten gegen sie ja einen eiskalten Wind an einem Tag fortdauernden Unheils,
Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm - trees torn up.
Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm - trees torn up (from the ground).
der die Menschen fortnahm, als wären sie Stämme entwurzelter Palmen.
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
Samood rejected the warning.
The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.
Die Tamud erklärten die Warnungen für Lüge.
So they said: What! a single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? Most surely we shall in that case be in sure error and distress:
For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!
Sie sagten: "Sollen wir denn einem menschlichen Wesen von uns, einem einzelnen, folgen? Dann befänden wir uns wahrlich im Irrtum und Wahnsinn.
Has the reminder been made to light upon him from among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!
"Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"
Ist die Ermahnung gerade ihm aus unserer Mitte offenbart worden? Nein! Vielmehr ist er ein selbstgefälliger Lügner."
Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.
Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!
Sie werden" morgen erfahren, wer der selbstgefällige Lügner ist.
Surely We are going to send the she - camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.
For We will send the she - camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!
Wir werden die Kamelstute senden als Versuchung für sie. So warte mit ihnen ab und sei beharrlich.
And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.
And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).
Und tu ihnen kund, daß das Wasser zwischen ihnen (und der Kamelstute) zu teilen ist. Jeder Trinkanteil soll (dann abwechselnd) wahrgenommen werden.
But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).
But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).
Da riefen sie ihren Gefährten her. Er griff zu und schnitt dann (der Kamelstute) die Sehnen durch.
How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!
Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.
For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
Wir sandten ja gegen sie einen einzigen Schrei, da waren sie (sogleich) wie das vertrocknete Zeug von Viehgehegen.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
The people of Lut treated the warning. as a lie.
The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.
Das Volk Luts erklärte die Warnungen für Lüge.
Surely We sent upon them a stonestorm, except Lut's followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,
We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn, -
Wir sandten ja gegen sie einen Sturm von Steinchen, außer den Angehörigen Luts; Wir erretteten sie im letzten Teil der Nacht
A favor from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.
As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.
aus Gunst von Uns. So vergelten Wir, wer dankbar ist.
And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.
And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.
Er hatte sie ja vor Unserem gewaltsamen Zupacken gewarnt, sie aber bestritten die Warnungen.
And certainly they endeavored to turn him from his guests, but We blinded their eyes; so taste My chastisement and My warning.
And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
Und sie versuchten ja, ihn in Bezug auf seine Gäste zu überreden (, sie ihnen auszuliefern). Da löschten Wir ihre Augen aus. "Kostet nun Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen."
And certainly a lasting chastisement overtook them in the morning.
Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:
Und es ereilte sie ja am frühen Morgen eine beständige Strafe.
So taste My chastisement and My warning.
"So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
Kostet nun Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen.
And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And certainly the warning came to Firon's people.
To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah).
Und (auch) zu Fir'auns Leuten kamen ja die Warnungen.
They rejected all Our communications, so We overtook them after the manner of a Mighty, Powerful One.
The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will.
Sie erklärten alle Unsere Zeichen für Lüge, und da ergriffen Wir sie mit dem Griff eines Unüberwindlichen und Allmächtigen.
Are the unbelievers of yours better than these, or is there an exemption for you in the scriptures?
Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books?
Sind etwa eure Ungläubigen besser als jene da? Oder gibt es für euch einen Freispruch in den Schriften?
Or do they say: We are a host allied together to help each other?
Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?
Oder sagen sie: "Wir halten zusammen und werden siegen"?
Soon shall the hosts be routed, and they shall turn (their) backs.
Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs.
Die Ansammlung wird gewiß besiegt werden, und sie werden den Rücken kehren.
Nay, the hour is their promised time, and the hour shall be most grievous and bitter.
Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.
Nein! Vielmehr ist die Stunde (des Gerichts) der ihnen versprochene Zeitpunkt. Und die Stunde ist noch schrecklicher und bitterer.
Surely the guilty are in error and distress.
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.
Gewiß, die Übeltäter befinden sich im Irrtum und Wahnsinn.
On the day when they shall be dragged upon their faces into the fire; taste the touch of hell.
The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!"
Am Tag, da sie auf ihren Gesichtern ins (Höllen)feuer gezerrt werden: "Kostet die Berührung der Sengenden."
Surely We have created everything according to a measure.
Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.
Gewiß, Wir haben alles in (bestimmtem) Maß erschaffen.
And Our command is but one, as the twinkling of an eye.
And Our Command is but a single (Act), - like the twinkling of an eye.
Und Unser Befehl ist nur ein einziges (Wort), wie ein Augenblick.
And certainly We have already destroyed the likes of you, but is there anyone who will mind?
And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und Wir haben doch bereits manche Lager gleich euch vernichtet. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And everything they have done is in the writings.
All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):
Alles, was sie getan haben, (steht) in den Schriften.
And everything small and great is written down.
Every matter, small and great, is on record.
Alles, ob klein oder groß, wird in Zeilen niedergeschrieben.
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and rivers,
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers,
Gewiß, die Gottesfürchtigen werden in Gärten und an Bächen sein,
In the seat of honor with a most Powerful King.
In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent.
am Sitz der Wahrhaftigkeit, bei einem allmächtigen Herrscher.