Chapter 101, 11 verses
Das Verhängnis!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Al-Qari'ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
Was ist das Verhängnis?
ما القارعة
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
What is the striking (Hour)?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das Verhängnis ist?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
And what will make you know what the striking (Hour) is?
Am Tag, da die Menschen wie flatternde Motten sein werden
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
und die Berge wie zerflockte gefärbte Wolle sein werden.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen schwer sind,
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be heavy,
so wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
He will live a pleasant life (in Paradise).
Was aber jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen leicht sind,
وأما من خفت موازينه
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
But as for him whose balance (of good deeds) will be light,
dessen Mutter wird ein Abgrund sein.
فأمه هاوية
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
He will have his home in Hawiyah (pit, i.e. Hell).
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das ist?
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what will explain to thee what this is?
And what will make you know what it is?
Ein sehr heißes Feuer.
نار حامية
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!
(It is) a fiercely blazing Fire!