Chapter 69, 52 verses
Die fällig Werdende,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
The sure calamity!
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Reality ?
What is the sure calamity!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.
Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
Then he will be in blissful state
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
in einem hohen Garten,
In a high garden
In a lofty garden,
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And knew not what my reckoning!
And I had not known what my account was:
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
Oh, would that it had been death!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth hath not availed me,
My wealth has availed me nothing:
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
My power hath gone from me.
My authority is gone away from me.
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food save filth
Nor any food except refuse,
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
Which none but sinners eat.
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And all that ye see not
And that which you do not see.
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And then severed his life - artery,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
And most surely it is the true certainty
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.