Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
So when the sight becomes dazed,
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the moon becomes dark,
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge!
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
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).
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Though he puts forth his excuses.
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
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).
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
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.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
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,
Nay! But you love the present life,
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
Looking to their Lord.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
And affliction is combined with affliction;
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
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)?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ