Chapter 79, 46 verses
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By those [angels] who extract with violence
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And [by] those who remove with ease
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
den allem Vorauseilenden,
And those who race each other in a race
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
And those who arrange [each] matter,
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Their eyes humbled.
Their eyes will be downcast.
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
Even if we should be decayed bones?
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he turned his back, striving.
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
And after that He spread the earth.
And after that He spread the earth,
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains He set firmly
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
So as for he who transgressed
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And preferred the life of the world,
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
To your Lord is its finality.
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.