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);
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
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);
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
The star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
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)
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
So let man see from what he is created!
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man consider of what he is created:
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
He is created from a water gushing forth,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created of water pouring forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
إنه على رجعه لقادر
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
يوم تبلى السرائر
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
والسماء ذات الرجع
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth splitting (with plants);
والأرض ذات الصدع
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).
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Most surely it is a decisive word,
إنه لقول فصل
And it is not a thing for amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is no joke.
وما هو بالهزل
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Sie wenden eine List an,
Surely they will make a scheme,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
And I (too) am planning a plan.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I (too) will make a scheme.
وأكيد كيدا
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا