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