Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
By the sky and the night comer -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Chapter 86, 17 verses
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
By the sky and the night comer -
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
It is the piercing star -
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man observe from what he was created.
So let man see from what he is created!
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
He is created from a water gushing forth,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the sky which returns [rain]
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is not amusement.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Sie wenden eine List an,
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Und Ich wende eine List an.
But I am planning a plan.
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا