Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man desires to continue in sin.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when vision is dazzled
So when the sight becomes dazed,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon darkens
And the moon becomes dark,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Kalla la wazara
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Even if he presents his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
No! But you love the immediate
Nay! But you love the present life,
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Watatharoona alakhirata
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking at their Lord.
Looking to their Lord.
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
Fala saddaqa wala salla
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Awla laka faawla
Woe to you, and woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Thumma awla laka faawla
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?