Chapter 75, 40 verses
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
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.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
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?
Does man think that We will 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
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
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 desires to continue in sin.
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Faitha bariqa albasaru
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
Wakhasafa alqamaru
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon darkens
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
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?
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Kalla la wazara
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
No! There is 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.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
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.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even if he presents 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,
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
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.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
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.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay! But you love the present life,
No! But you love the immediate
Watatharoona alakhirata
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at 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 [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
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.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Waqeela man raqin
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
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 the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
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,
And the had not believed, nor had he 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 [instead], he denied and turned away.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Awla laka faawla
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Then woe to you, and woe!
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?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
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,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
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 was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
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 two mates, the male and the 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 that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?