In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
But man desires to continue in sin.
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
فإذا برق البصر
So when vision is dazzled
And the moon will be eclipsed.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
وخسف القمر
And the moon darkens
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
وجمع الشمس والقمر
And the sun and the moon are joined,
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
No! There is no refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
كلا لا وزر
No! There is no refuge.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
ولو ألقى معاذيره
Even if he presents his excuses.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
No! But you love the immediate
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
وتذرون الآخرة
And leave the Hereafter.
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
إلى ربها ناظرة
Looking at their Lord.
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
وقيل من ۜ راق
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
وظن أنه الفراق
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
والتفت الساق بالساق
And the leg is wound about the leg,
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
فلا صدق ولا صلى
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
ولكن كذب وتولى
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
أولى لك فأولى
Woe to you, and woe!
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Then woe to you, and woe!
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?