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 -
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?
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
It is the piercing star -
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.
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.
He is created from a water gushing forth,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
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.
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.
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,
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.
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the sky which returns [rain]
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,
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,
And it is not a thing for amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is not amusement.
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,
And I (too) am planning a plan.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
But I am planning a plan.
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.