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