Chapter 79, 46 verses
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
By those [angels] who extract with violence
und den leicht Herausziehenden
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
And [by] those who remove with ease
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
den allem Vorauseilenden,
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
And those who race each other in a race
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
And those who arrange [each] matter,
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Their eyes will be downcast.
Their eyes humbled.
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Then he turned his back, striving.
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
And after that He spread the earth,
And after that He spread the earth.
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
And the mountains He set firmly
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
So as for he who transgressed
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
And preferred the life of the world,
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
To your Lord is its finality.
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.