Chapter 69, 52 verses
Die fällig Werdende,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
The Inevitable Reality -
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Reality ?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
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 for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
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 Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Then do you see of them any remains?
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 there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
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 messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
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
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
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.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Then when the Horn is blown with one 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 lifted and leveled with one blow -
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
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 will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
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 are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
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.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
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!
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
Then he will be in blissful state
So he will be in a pleasant life -
in einem hohen Garten,
In a high garden
In an elevated garden,
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
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.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
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
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And knew not what my reckoning!
And had not known what is my account.
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
Oh, would that it had been death!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth hath not availed me,
My wealth has not availed me.
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
My power hath gone from me.
Gone from me is my authority."
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Then into Hellfire drive him.
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 into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food save filth
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
Which none but sinners eat.
None will eat it except the sinners.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
So I swear by what you see
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And all that ye see not
And what you do not see
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
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 do 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 do you remember.
(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 Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
We would have seized him by the right hand;
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And then severed his life - artery,
Then We would have cut from him the 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 there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.