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!
By the sky and the night comer -
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
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!
By the sky and the night comer -
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
It is the piercing star -
The star of piercing brightness;
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 no soul but that it has over it a protector.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
So let man see from what he is created!
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man observe from what he was created.
So let man consider of what he is created:
He is created from a water gushing forth,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
He is created of water pouring forth,
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
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.
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the sky which returns [rain]
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
And the earth splitting (with plants);
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;
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Most surely it is a decisive word,
And it is not a thing for amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is not amusement.
And it is no joke.
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Sie wenden eine List an,
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Surely they will make a scheme,
And I (too) am planning a plan.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
But I am planning a plan.
And I (too) will make a scheme.
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 allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.