Chapter 69, 52 verses
Die fällig Werdende,
The sure calamity!
The Inevitable Reality -
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the sure calamity!
What is the Inevitable Reality?
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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 made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
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.
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
Then do you see of them any remains?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
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 book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty garden,
In an elevated garden,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
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
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And I had not known what my account was:
And had not known what is my account.
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth has availed me nothing:
My wealth has not availed me.
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
My authority is gone away from me.
Gone from me is my authority."
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then cast him into the burning fire,
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except refuse,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
None will eat it except the sinners.
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
So I swear by what you see
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And that which you do not see.
And what you do not see
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(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.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And most surely it is the true certainty
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ