In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
Chapter 84, 25 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth has been extended
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is spread out
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
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 mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
And will return to his family in joy!
And return to his people in happiness.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return unto his folk in joy.
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He will cry out for destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He surely will invoke destruction
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when she is at the full,
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (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.).
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
So announce to them a painful torment.
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.