Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
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?
Does man think that We cannot 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.
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his 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 wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is buried in darkness.
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
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?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! No place of safety!
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).
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
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.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even though he were to put up 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.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
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.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
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".
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking towards 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 some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
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.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
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 will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another:
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
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,
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
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?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
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 sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
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 did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
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 of him He made two sexes, 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?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?