Chapter 101, 11 verses
Das Verhängnis!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Calamity!
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
Was ist das Verhängnis?
What is the Calamity ?
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das Verhängnis ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Am Tag, da die Menschen wie flatternde Motten sein werden
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly - scattered moths
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
und die Berge wie zerflockte gefärbte Wolle sein werden.
And the mountains will become as carded wool.
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen schwer sind,
Then, as for him whose scales are heavy (with good works),
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
so wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein.
He will live a pleasant life.
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen leicht sind,
But as for him whose scales are light,
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
dessen Mutter wird ein Abgrund sein.
A bereft and Hungry One will be his mother,
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das ist?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what she is! -
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Ein sehr heißes Feuer.
Raging Fire.
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!