Chapter 86, 17 verses
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
- The piercing Star!
The star of piercing brightness;
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man consider from what he is created.
So let man consider of what he is created:
Now let man but think from what he is created!
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created from a gushing fluid
He is created of water pouring forth,
He is created from a drop emitted -
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
And the earth splitting (with plants);
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
er ist kein Scherz.
It is no pleasantry.
And it is no joke.
It is not a thing for amusement.
Sie wenden eine List an,
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Surely they will make a scheme,
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I plot a plot (against them).
And I (too) will make a scheme.
And I am planning a scheme.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).