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 sky has split [open]
إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ
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 has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched forth,
And when the earth has been extended
وَإِذَا ٱلْأَرْضُ مُدَّتْ
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ
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 has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
وَأَذِنَتْ لِرَبِّهَا وَحُقَّتْ
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 mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَٰقِيهِ
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 for he who is given his record in his right hand,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He surely will receive an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return to his family in joy!
And return to his people in happiness.
وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ وَرَآءَ ظَهْرِهِۦ
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He will invoke (for his) destruction,
He will cry out for destruction
فَسَوْفَ يَدْعُوا۟ ثُبُورًا
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فِىٓ أَهْلِهِۦ مَسْرُورًا
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when it is at the full.
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
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 will surely experience state after state.
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
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 Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لَا يَسْجُدُونَ
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.).
But those who have disbelieved deny,
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُكَذِّبُونَ
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 is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يُوعُونَ
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful torment.
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
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 for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍۭ