Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
But when sight is confounded
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is eclipsed
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And sun and moon are united,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Alas! No refuge!
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Although he tender his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
That day will faces be resplendent,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking toward their Lord;
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And agony is heaped on agony;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But he denied and flouted.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He able to give life to the dead?