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;
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
But when sight is confounded
At length, when the sight is dazed,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is eclipsed
And the moon is buried in darkness.
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And sun and moon are united,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Alas! No refuge!
By no means! No place of safety!
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will 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.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Although he tender his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
That day will faces be resplendent,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking toward their Lord;
Looking towards their Lord;
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And that day will other faces be despondent,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And agony is heaped on agony;
And one leg will be joined with another:
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But he denied and flouted.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
And of him He made two sexes, male and 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 ?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?