Chapter 84, 25 verses
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waitha alardu muddat
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth has been extended
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
And return to his people in happiness.
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He will cry out for destruction
Wayasla saAAeeran
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
Waallayli wama wasaqa
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Fama lahum la yuminoona
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
But those who have disbelieved deny,
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.