Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
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 self - accusing soul.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
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.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to 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 asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when the sight becomes dazed,
At length, when the sight is dazed,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon is buried in darkness.
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
By no means! No place of safety!
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.
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.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
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,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) 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 promulgate it:
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay! But you love the present life,
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,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking to their Lord.
Looking towards their Lord;
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 sad and dismal,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay! When it comes 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 it is said: Who will be a magician?
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 is sure that it is the (hour of) 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 affliction is combined with affliction;
And one leg will be joined with another:
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
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 rejected Truth and turned away!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
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 uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
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 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.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the 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 able to give life to the dead?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?