Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon will be eclipsed.
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
No! There is no refuge!
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay! But you love the present life,
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).