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
Waalssamai waalttariqi
By the sky and the night comer -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
- The piercing Star!
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
It is the piercing star -
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man consider from what he is created.
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
So let man observe from what he was created.
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created from a gushing fluid
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
Emerging 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)
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
Yawma tubla alssarairu
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
Then man will have no power or any helper.
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
By the sky which returns [rain]
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Innahu laqawlun faslun
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
er ist kein Scherz.
It is no pleasantry.
Wama huwa bialhazli
And it is not amusement.
Sie wenden eine List an,
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I plot a plot (against them).
Waakeedu kaydan
But I am planning a plan.
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.
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.