Chapter 54, 55 verses
Näher ist die Stunde (des Gerichts) gekommen, und gespalten hat sich der Mond.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The hour drew nigh and the moon was rent in twain.
The Hour (of Judgment) is nigh, and the moon is cleft asunder.
Und wenn sie ein Zeichen sehen, wenden sie sich ab und sagen: "Fortdauernde Zauberei."
And if they behold a portent they turn away and say: Prolonged illusion.
But if they see a Sign, they turn away, and say, "This is (but) transient magic."
Und sie erklären (es) für Lüge und folgen ihren Neigungen. Doch jede Angelegenheit ist festgesetzt.
They denied (the Truth) and followed their own lusts. Yet everything will come to a decision
They reject (the warning) and follow their (own) lusts but every matter has its appointed time.
Zu ihnen ist doch von den Berichten gekommen, was reichliche Verweisung enthält,
And surely there hath come unto them news whereof the purport should deter,
There have already come to them Recitals wherein there is (enough) to check (them),
eine durchdringende Weisheit. Aber was nützen da die Warnungen?
Effective wisdom; but warnings avail not.
Mature wisdom; - but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.
So kehre dich von ihnen ab. Am Tag, da der Rufer zu etwas Entsetzlichem ruft,
So withdraw from them (O Muhammad) on the day when the Summoner summoneth unto a painful thing.
Therefore, (O Prophet,) turn away from them. The Day that the Caller will call (them) to a terrible affair,
werden sie mit gedemütigten Blicken aus den Gräbern herauskommen wie ausschwärmende Heuschrecken,
With downcast eyes, they come forth from the graves as they were locusts spread abroad,
They will come forth, - their eyes humbled - from (their) graves, (torpid) like locusts scattered abroad,
zu dem Rufer hastend. Die Ungläubigen werden sagen: "Das ist ein schwerer Tag."
Hastening toward the summoner; the disbelievers say: This is a hard day.
Hastening, with eyes transfixed, towards the Caller! - "Hard is this Day!", the Unbelievers will say.
Vor ihnen (schon) bezichtigte das Volk Nuhs (ihren Gesandten) der Lüge. Sie bezichtigten Unseren Diener der Lüge und sagten: "Ein Besessener." Und er wurde (von ihnen) gescholten.
The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.
Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger): they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.
Da rief er seinen Herrn an: "Ich bin überwältigt, so leiste Du (mir) Hilfe."
So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help.
Then he called on his Lord: "I am one overcome: do Thou then help (me)!"
Da öffneten Wir die Tore des Himmels mit niederströmendem Wasser
Then opened We the gates of heaven with pouring water
So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth.
und ließen aus der Erde Quellen hervorströmen; so traf das Wasser zu einer bereits festgesetzten Angelegenheit zusammen.
And caused the earth to gush forth springs, so that the waters met for a predestined purpose.
And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met (and rose) to the extent decreed.
Und Wir trugen ihn auf einem Schiff aus Planken und Nägeln,
And We carried him upon a thing of planks and nails,
But We bore him on an (Ark) made of broad planks and caulked with palm - fibre:
das vor Unseren Augen dahinfuhr: (Dies) als Lohn für jemanden, der immer verleugnet worden war.
That ran (upon the waters) in Our sight, as a reward for him who was rejected.
She floats under our eyes (and care): a recompense to one who had been rejected (with scorn)!
Und Wir ließen es ja als Zeichen zurück. Gibt es aber jemanden, der bedenkt?
And verily We left it as a token; but is there any that remembereth ?
And We have left this as a Sign (for all time): then is there any that will receive admonition?
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
But how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning?
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Die 'Ad bezichtigten (ihren Gesandten) der Lüge. Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.
The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?
Wir sandten gegen sie ja einen eiskalten Wind an einem Tag fortdauernden Unheils,
Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,
For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,
der die Menschen fortnahm, als wären sie Stämme entwurzelter Palmen.
Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm - trees.
Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm - trees torn up (from the ground).
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Die Tamud erklärten die Warnungen für Lüge.
(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.
Sie sagten: "Sollen wir denn einem menschlichen Wesen von uns, einem einzelnen, folgen? Dann befänden wir uns wahrlich im Irrtum und Wahnsinn.
For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow ? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!
Ist die Ermahnung gerade ihm aus unserer Mitte offenbart worden? Nein! Vielmehr ist er ein selbstgefälliger Lügner."
Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us ? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
"Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"
Sie werden" morgen erfahren, wer der selbstgefällige Lügner ist.
(Unto their warner it was said): To - morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!
Wir werden die Kamelstute senden als Versuchung für sie. So warte mit ihnen ab und sei beharrlich.
Lo! We are sending the she - camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
For We will send the she - camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!
Und tu ihnen kund, daß das Wasser zwischen ihnen (und der Kamelstute) zu teilen ist. Jeder Trinkanteil soll (dann abwechselnd) wahrgenommen werden.
And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).
Da riefen sie ihren Gefährten her. Er griff zu und schnitt dann (der Kamelstute) die Sehnen durch.
But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).
Wie waren da Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen!
Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!
Wir sandten ja gegen sie einen einzigen Schrei, da waren sie (sogleich) wie das vertrocknete Zeug von Viehgehegen.
Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle - fold.
For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Das Volk Luts erklärte die Warnungen für Lüge.
The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.
Wir sandten ja gegen sie einen Sturm von Steinchen, außer den Angehörigen Luts; Wir erretteten sie im letzten Teil der Nacht
Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn, -
aus Gunst von Uns. So vergelten Wir, wer dankbar ist.
As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.
Er hatte sie ja vor Unserem gewaltsamen Zupacken gewarnt, sie aber bestritten die Warnungen.
And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.
Und sie versuchten ja, ihn in Bezug auf seine Gäste zu überreden (, sie ihnen auszuliefern). Da löschten Wir ihre Augen aus. "Kostet nun Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen."
They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
Und es ereilte sie ja am frühen Morgen eine beständige Strafe.
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:
Kostet nun Meine Strafe und Meine Warnungen.
Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
"So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."
Und Wir haben den Qur'an ja leicht zum Bedenken gemacht. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth ?
And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Und (auch) zu Fir'auns Leuten kamen ja die Warnungen.
And warnings came in truth unto the house of Pharaoh
To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah).
Sie erklärten alle Unsere Zeichen für Lüge, und da ergriffen Wir sie mit dem Griff eines Unüberwindlichen und Allmächtigen.
Who denied Our revelations, every one. Therefore We grasped them with the grasp of the Mighty, the Powerful.
The (people) rejected all Our Signs; but We seized them with such Penalty (as comes) from One Exalted in Power, able to carry out His Will.
Sind etwa eure Ungläubigen besser als jene da? Oder gibt es für euch einen Freispruch in den Schriften?
Are your disbelievers better than those, or have ye some immunity in the scriptures ?
Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye an immunity in the Sacred Books?
Oder sagen sie: "Wir halten zusammen und werden siegen"?
Or say they: We are a host victorious ?
Or do they say: "We acting together can defend ourselves"?
Die Ansammlung wird gewiß besiegt werden, und sie werden den Rücken kehren.
The hosts will all be routed and will turn and flee.
Soon will their multitude be put to flight, and they will show their backs.
Nein! Vielmehr ist die Stunde (des Gerichts) der ihnen versprochene Zeitpunkt. Und die Stunde ist noch schrecklicher und bitterer.
Nay, but the Hour (of doom) is their appointed tryst, and the Hour will be more wretched and more bitter (than their earthly failure).
Nay, the Hour (of Judgment) is the time promised them (for their full recompense): And that Hour will be most grievous and most bitter.
Gewiß, die Übeltäter befinden sich im Irrtum und Wahnsinn.
Lo! the guilty are in error and madness.
Truly those in sin are the ones straying in mind, and mad.
Am Tag, da sie auf ihren Gesichtern ins (Höllen)feuer gezerrt werden: "Kostet die Berührung der Sengenden."
On the day when they are dragged into the Fire upon their faces (it is said unto them): Feel the touch of hell.
The Day they will be dragged through the Fire on their faces, (they will hear:) "Taste ye the touch of Hell!"
Gewiß, Wir haben alles in (bestimmtem) Maß erschaffen.
Lo! We have created every thing by measure.
Verily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.
Und Unser Befehl ist nur ein einziges (Wort), wie ein Augenblick.
And Our commandment is but one (commandment), as the twinkling of an eye.
And Our Command is but a single (Act), - like the twinkling of an eye.
Und Wir haben doch bereits manche Lager gleich euch vernichtet. Aber gibt es jemanden, der bedenkt?
And verily We have destroyed your fellows; but is there any that remembereth ?
And (oft) in the past, have We destroyed gangs like unto you: then is there any that will receive admonition?
Alles, was sie getan haben, (steht) in den Schriften.
And every thing they did is in the scriptures,
All that they do is noted in (their) Books (of Deeds):
Alles, ob klein oder groß, wird in Zeilen niedergeschrieben.
And every small and great thing is recorded.
Every matter, small and great, is on record.
Gewiß, die Gottesfürchtigen werden in Gärten und an Bächen sein,
Lo! the righteous will dwell among gardens and rivers,
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Rivers,
am Sitz der Wahrhaftigkeit, bei einem allmächtigen Herrscher.
Firmly established in the favour of a Mighty King.
In an Assembly of Truth, in the Presence of a Sovereign Omnipotent.