In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Chapter 81, 29 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
And when the stars fall.
und wenn die Sterne verstreut werden
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
und wenn die Berge versetzt werden
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
und wenn die trächtigen Kamelstuten vernachlässigt werden
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
und wenn die wilden Tiere versammelt werden
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
und wenn die Meere zum Überfließen gebracht werden
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
und wenn die Seelen gepaart werden
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
und wenn das lebendig begrabene Mädchen gefragt wird,
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
For what sin, was she killed?
wegen welcher Sünde es getötet wurde,
For what crime she was killed;
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
und wenn die Blätter aufgeschlagen werden
When the scrolls are laid open;
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
und wenn der Himmel abgezogen wird
When the world on High is unveiled;
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
und wenn die Hölle angefacht wird
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when Paradise is brought near.
und wenn der (Paradies)garten nahe herangebracht wird,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
wird eine (jede) Seele erfahren, was sie vorgebracht hat.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei den sich Verbergenden,
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
den Dahinziehenden und sich wieder Zeigenden
Go straight, or hide;
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
And by the night as it departs.
und bei der Nacht, wenn sie anbricht,
And the Night as it dissipates;
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And by the dawn as it brightens.
und bei dem Morgen, wenn er Atem schöpft:
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Dies sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Besitzer von Kraft und beim Herrn des Thrones in Ansehen,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
dem man dort gehorcht und (der) vertrauenswürdig (ist).
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
Und euer Gefährte ist kein Besessener.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
Er hat ihn ja am deutlichen Gesichtskreis gesehen,
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
und er hält nicht aus Geiz das Verborgene zurück.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Und es sind nicht die Worte eines gesteinigten Satans.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Then where are you going?
Wo geht ihr denn hin?
When whither go ye?
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Weltenbewohner,
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
für jemanden von euch, der sich recht verhalten will.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
Und ihr könnt nicht wollen, außer daß Allah will, (Er), der Herr der Weltenbewohner.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ