Chapter 86, 17 verses
Waalssamai waalttariqi
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
- The piercing Star!
The star of piercing brightness;
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
So let man consider from what he is created.
So let man consider of what he is created:
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
He is created from a gushing fluid
He is created of water pouring forth,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Yawma tubla alssarairu
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
And the earth splitting (with plants);
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
Innahu laqawlun faslun
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Wama huwa bialhazli
It is no pleasantry.
And it is no joke.
er ist kein Scherz.
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Surely they will make a scheme,
Sie wenden eine List an,
Waakeedu kaydan
And I plot a plot (against them).
And I (too) will make a scheme.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.