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);
By the sky and the night comer -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
It is the piercing star -
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
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)
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
So let man see from what he is created!
So let man observe from what he was created.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
He is created from a water gushing forth,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
By the sky which returns [rain]
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
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).
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
And it is not a thing for amusement.
And it is not amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Sie wenden eine List an,
And I (too) am planning a plan.
But I am planning a plan.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.