Chapter 53, 62 verses
Bei dem Stern, wenn er sinkt!
By the star when it descends,
I swear by the star when it goes down.
Nicht in die Irre geht euer Gefährte, und auch nicht einem Irrtum ist er erlegen,
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
und er redet nicht aus (eigener) Neigung.
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
Nor does he speak out of desire.
Es ist nur eine Offenbarung, die eingegeben wird.
It is not but a revelation revealed,
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
Belehrt hat ihn der Besitzer starker Kräfte,
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
der (geistige) Macht besitzt. So stand Er da
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
und war am obersten Gesichtskreis.
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
Hierauf kam er näher und stieg herunter,
Then he approached and descended
Then he drew near, then he bowed
so daß er (nur) zwei Bogenlängen entfernt war oder noch näher.
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
Da gab Er Seinem Diener (als Offenbarung) ein, was Er eingab.
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
Nicht hat sein Herz erlogen, was es sah.
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
Wollt ihr denn mit ihm streiten über das, was er sieht?
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
Und er sah ihn ja ein anderes Mal herabkommen,
And he certainly saw him in another descent
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
beim Sidr-Baum des Endziels,
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
At the farthest lote - tree;
bei dem der Garten der Zuflucht ist.
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
Als den Sidr-Baum überdeckte, was (ihn) überdeckte,
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
da wich der Blick nicht ab, noch überschritt er das Maß.
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
Wahrlich, er sah von den Zeichen seines Herrn die größten.
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Was meint ihr wohl zu al-Lat und al-'Uzza
So have you considered al - Lat and al - 'Uzza?
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
und auch zu Manat, dieser anderen, der dritten?
And Manat, the third - the other one?
And Manat, the third, the last?
Ist denn für euch das, was männlich ist, und für Ihn das, was weiblich ist (bestimmt)?
Is the male for you and for Him the female?
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
Das wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
That, then, is an unjust division.
This indeed is an unjust division!
Das sind nur Namen, die ihr genannt habt, ihr und eure Väter, für die Allah (aber) keine Ermächtigung herabgesandt hat. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen und dem, wozu sie selbst neigen, wo doch bereits von ihrem Herrn die Rechtleitung zu ihnen gekommen ist.
They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.
They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.
Oder soll (etwa) der Mensch haben, was (immer) er (sich) wünscht?
Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
Or shall man have what he wishes?
So gehört Allah das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
Und wie viele Engel gibt es in den Himmeln, deren Fürsprache nichts nützt, außer nachdem Allah es erlaubt hat, wem Er will und wer Sein Wohlgefallen findet.
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.
And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
Diejenigen, die an das Jenseits nicht glauben, benennen die Engel fürwahr mit Namen, wie weibliche Wesen benannt werden.
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
Sie haben jedoch kein Wissen hierüber. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen; die Vermutungen nützen aber nichts gegenüber der Wahrheit.
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.
Laß nun ab von jemandem, der sich von Unserer Ermahnung abkehrt und nur das diesseitige Leben will.
So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
Das ist ihr erreichter Wissensstand. Gewiß, dein Herr kennt sehr wohl wer von Seinem Weg abirrt, und Er kennt sehr wohl die Rechtgeleiteten.
That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.
That is their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction.
Allah gehört (alles), was in den Himmeln und was auf der Erde ist, auf daß Er denjenigen, die Böses tun, das vergelte, was sie tun, und daß Er denjenigen, die Gutes tun, mit dem (Allerbesten vergelte.
And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -
And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness.
Diejenigen, die schwerwiegende Sünden und Abscheulichkeiten meiden, außer leichten Verfehlungen... Gewiß, dein Herr ist Allumfassend in (Seiner) Vergebung. Er weiß sehr wohl über euch Bescheid, als Er euch aus der Erde hervorgebracht hat und als ihr Keimlinge in den Leibern eurer Mütter gewesen seid. So erklärt nicht euch selbst für lauter. Er weiß sehr wohl, wer gottesfürchtig ist.
Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
Those who keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil).
Was meinst du wohl zu demjenigen, der sich abkehrt
Have you seen the one who turned away
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
und (nur) wenig gibt und dann (ganz) aussetzt?
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
Besitzt er (etwa) Wissen über das Verborgene, daß er sehen könnte?
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
Oder wurde ihm nicht kundgetan, was auf den Blättern Musas steht
Or has he not been of what was in the scriptures of Moses
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
und Ibrahims, der (seine Pflichten) erfüllte?
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
(Nämlich,) daß keine lasttragende (Seele) die Last einer anderen auf sich nehmen wird
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
und daß es für den Menschen nichts anderes geben wird als das, worum er sich (selbst) bemüht,
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
daß sein Bemühen gesehen werden wird,
And that his effort is going to be seen -
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
daß ihm hierauf nach vollem Maß vergolten wird
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
und daß zu deinem Herrn das Endziel sein wird
And that to your Lord is the finality
And that to your Lord is the goal -
und daß Er es ist, Der lachen und weinen läßt,
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
und daß Er es ist, Der sterben läßt und wieder lebendig macht,
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
daß Er beide Teile des Paares, das Männliche und das Weibliche, erschafft
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
aus einem Samentropfen, wenn er ausgespritzt wird,
From a sperm - drop when it is emitted
From the small seed when it is adapted
und daß Ihm die letzte Schöpfung obliegt
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
und daß Er es ist, Der reich macht und Der genügsam macht,
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
und daß Er es ist, Der der Herr des Hundssterns ist,
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
daß Er die früheren 'Ad vernichtete
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
und (auch) die Tamud; so ließ Er nichts übrig;
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
And Samood, so He spared not
und zuvor das Volk Nuhs - gewiß, sie waren ja noch ungerechter und übermäßiger (in ihrem Frevel).
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
Und die umgestürzte Stadt ließ Er stürzen.
And the overturned towns He hurled down
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
Und so überdeckte sie, was (sie dann) überdeckte.
And covered them by that which He covered.
So there covered them that which covered.
Welche der Wohltaten deines Herrn willst du nun bestreiten?
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
Das ist ein Warner wie die früheren Warner.
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
This is a warner of the warners of old.
Es steht bevor die immer näher kommende (Stunde des Gerichts);
The Approaching Day has approached.
The near event draws nigh.
niemand außer Allah kann sie beheben.
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
Wundert ihr euch denn über diese Aussage
Then at this statement do you wonder?
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
und lacht ihr, und weint ihr nicht,
And you laugh and do not weep
And will you laugh and not weep?
und seid ihr noch belustigt?
While you are proudly sporting?
While you are indulging in varieties.
Werft euch doch vor Allah nieder und dient (Ihm).
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).