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,
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the sky has split [open]
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth has been extended
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must do so.
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
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).
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
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,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He will be judged with an easy account
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And return to his people in happiness.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He will cry out for destruction
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
So I swear by the twilight glow
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
Fama lahum la yuminoona
So 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.
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
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.).
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
But those who have disbelieved deny,
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),
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So give them tidings of 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).
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.