Chapter 101, 11 verses
Das Verhängnis!
The Striking Calamity -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم القارعة
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
Was ist das Verhängnis?
What is the Striking Calamity?
ما القارعة
What is the (Day) of Noise and Clamour?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das Verhängnis ist?
And what can make you know what is the Striking Calamity?
وما أدراك ما القارعة
And what will explain to thee what the (Day) of Noise and Clamour is?
Am Tag, da die Menschen wie flatternde Motten sein werden
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed,
يوم يكون الناس كالفراش المبثوث
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about,
und die Berge wie zerflockte gefärbte Wolle sein werden.
And the mountains will be like wool, fluffed up.
وتكون الجبال كالعهن المنفوش
And the mountains will be like carded wool.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen schwer sind,
Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds],
فأما من ثقلت موازينه
Then, he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) heavy,
so wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein.
He will be in a pleasant life.
فهو في عيشة راضية
Will be in a life of good pleasure and satisfaction.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dessen Waagschalen leicht sind,
But as for one whose scales are light,
وأما من خفت موازينه
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
dessen Mutter wird ein Abgrund sein.
His refuge will be an abyss.
فأمه هاوية
Will have his home in a (bottomless) Pit.
Und was läßt dich wissen, was das ist?
And what can make you know what that is?
وما أدراك ما هيه
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Ein sehr heißes Feuer.
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
نار حامية
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!