Chapter 84, 25 verses
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
When the heaven bursts asunder,
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And obeys its Lord and it must.
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth is stretched,
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
And obeys its Lord and it must.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand,
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He shall call for perdition,
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And enter into burning fire.
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And the night and that which it drives on,
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And the moon when it grows full,
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knows best what they gather (of good and bad deeds),
And Allah knows best what they hide,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
So announce to them a painful punishment~
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.