Chapter 75, 40 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
No! There is no refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Even if he presents his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
And the leg is wound about the leg,
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?