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