Chapter 101, 11 verses
Das Verhängnis!
The Striking Calamity -
AlqariAAatu
The (Day) of Noise and Clamour:
Was ist das Verhängnis?
What is the Striking Calamity?
Ma alqariAAatu
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?
Wama adraka ma alqariAAatu
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,
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi
(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.
Watakoonu aljibalu kaalAAihni almanfooshi
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],
Faamma man thaqulat mawazeenuhu
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.
Fahuwa fee AAeeshatin radiyatin
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,
Waamma man khaffat mawazeenuhu
But he whose balance (of good deeds) will be (found) light, -
dessen Mutter wird ein Abgrund sein.
His refuge will be an abyss.
Faommuhu hawiyatun
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?
Wama adraka ma hiyah
And what will explain to thee what this is?
Ein sehr heißes Feuer.
It is a Fire, intensely hot.
Narun hamiyatun
(It is) a Fire Blazing fiercely!