Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
But when sight is confounded
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon is eclipsed
und der Mond sich verfinstert
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And sun and moon are united,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Alas! No refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Although he tender his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
That day will faces be resplendent,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
Looking toward their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And agony is heaped on agony;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But he denied and flouted.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?