In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
Chapter 86, 17 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
So let man see from what he is created!
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
Now let man but think from what he is created!
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
He is created from a water gushing forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
He is created from a drop emitted -
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يوم تبلى السرائر
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
والسماء ذات الرجع
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
والأرض ذات الصدع
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
إنه لقول فصل
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
It is not a thing for amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
Sie wenden eine List an,
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وأكيد كيدا
And I am planning a scheme.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.