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