Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
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.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
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?
Does man think that We will 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
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
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 desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
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!
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
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.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even if he presents 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,
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
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.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
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 upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
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.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
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 the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
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.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
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,
And the had not believed, nor had he 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 [instead], he denied and turned away.
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.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
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,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
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 was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
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 two mates, the male and the 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 that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?