Chapter 79, 46 verses
I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And by those who float in space,
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
Then those who are foremost going ahead,
Then press forward as in a race,
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then those who regulate the affair.
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
The day on which the quaking one shall quake,
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
What must happen afterwards shall follow it.
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Hearts on that day shall palpitate,
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Their eyes cast down.
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
What! when we are rotten bones?
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
But it shall be only a single cry,
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
When lo! they shall be wakeful.
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
Has not there come to you the story of Musa?
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
"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, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
So he showed him the mighty sign.
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
Then he went back hastily.
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he gathered (men) and called out.
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.
But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
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.
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.
What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
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.
On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
And He made dark its night and brought out its light.
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And the earth, He expanded it after that.
And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.
He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
And the mountains, He made them firm,
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the great predominating calamity comes;
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees
And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
Then as for him who is inordinate,
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
And prefers the life of this world,
And had preferred the life of this world,
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
Then surely the hell, that is the abode.
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
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,
And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
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.
Their abode will be the Garden.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
They ask you about the hour, when it will come.
They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
About what! You are one to remind of it.
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
To your Lord is the goal of it.
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
You are only a warner to him who would fear it.
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
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.
The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag