Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
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.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
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 cannot assemble 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.
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.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man desires to continue in sin.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when vision is dazzled
At length, when the sight is dazed,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon darkens
And the moon is buried in darkness.
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and moon are joined 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?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Kalla la wazara
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! No place of safety!
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.
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.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
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,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Even if he presents his excuses.
Even though he were to put up 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.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
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.
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".
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
No! But you love the immediate
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Watatharoona alakhirata
And leave the Hereafter.
And leave alone the Hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking at their Lord.
Looking towards their Lord;
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
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 will conclude that it was (the Time) 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 one leg will be joined with another:
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
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 gave nothing in charity, 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 on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Awla laka faawla
Woe to you, and woe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Thumma awla laka faawla
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
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 will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
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 drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
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 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.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him two mates, 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?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?