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