Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth is spread out
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
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).
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
And will return to his family in joy!
And will return unto his folk in joy.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He surely will invoke destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And by the moon when she is at the full,
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
So announce to them a painful torment.
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.