Chapter 81, 29 verses
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the sun is wound round and its light is lost and is overthrown.
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
und wenn die Sterne verstreut werden
And when the stars fall.
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
und wenn die Berge versetzt werden
And when the mountains are made to pass away;
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
und wenn die trächtigen Kamelstuten vernachlässigt werden
And when the pregnant she-camels are neglected;
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
und wenn die wilden Tiere versammelt werden
And when the wild beasts are gathered together.
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
und wenn die Meere zum Überfließen gebracht werden
And when the seas become as blazing Fire or overflow.
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
und wenn die Seelen gepaart werden
And when the souls are joined with their bodies, (the good with the good and the bad with the bad).
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
und wenn das lebendig begrabene Mädchen gefragt wird,
And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned:
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
wegen welcher Sünde es getötet wurde,
For what sin, was she killed?
For what crime she was killed;
und wenn die Blätter aufgeschlagen werden
And when the (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad) of every person] are laid open.
When the scrolls are laid open;
und wenn der Himmel abgezogen wird
And when the heaven is stripped off and taken away from its place;
When the world on High is unveiled;
und wenn die Hölle angefacht wird
And when Hell-fire is set ablaze.
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
und wenn der (Paradies)garten nahe herangebracht wird,
And when Paradise is brought near.
And when the Garden is brought near; -
wird eine (jede) Seele erfahren, was sie vorgebracht hat.
(Then) every person will know what he has brought (of good and evil).
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei den sich Verbergenden,
So verily, I swear by the planets that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night).
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
den Dahinziehenden und sich wieder Zeigenden
And by the planets that move swiftly and hide themselves.
Go straight, or hide;
und bei der Nacht, wenn sie anbricht,
And by the night as it departs.
And the Night as it dissipates;
und bei dem Morgen, wenn er Atem schöpft:
And by the dawn as it brightens.
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
Dies sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
Verily, this is the Word (this Qur'an brought by) a most honourable messenger [Jibril (Gabril), from Allah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم].
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Besitzer von Kraft und beim Herrn des Thrones in Ansehen,
Owner of power, (and high rank) with (Allah), the Lord of the Throne,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
dem man dort gehorcht und (der) vertrauenswürdig (ist).
Obeyed (by the angels in the heavens), and trustworthy.
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
Und euer Gefährte ist kein Besessener.
And (O people) your companion (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is not a madman.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Er hat ihn ja am deutlichen Gesichtskreis gesehen,
And indeed he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) saw him [Jibril (Gabriel)] in the clear horizon (towards the east).
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
und er hält nicht aus Geiz das Verborgene zurück.
And he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) withholds not a knowledge of the Unseen.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
Und es sind nicht die Worte eines gesteinigten Satans.
And it (the Qur'an) is not the word of the outcast Shaitan (Satan).
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Wo geht ihr denn hin?
Then where are you going?
When whither go ye?
Es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Weltenbewohner,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is no less than a Reminder to (all) the 'Alamin (mankind and jinn)
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
für jemanden von euch, der sich recht verhalten will.
To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
Und ihr könnt nicht wollen, außer daß Allah will, (Er), der Herr der Weltenbewohner.
And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills - the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.