Chapter 53, 62 verses
Bei dem Stern, wenn er sinkt!
By the star when it descends,
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 is neither astray nor being misled.
und er redet nicht aus (eigener) Neigung.
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.
Es ist nur eine Offenbarung, die eingegeben wird.
It is not but a revelation revealed,
It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:
Belehrt hat ihn der Besitzer starker Kräfte,
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
He was taught by one Mighty in Power,
der (geistige) Macht besitzt. So stand Er da
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);
und war am obersten Gesichtskreis.
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
While he was in the highest part of the horizon:
Hierauf kam er näher und stieg herunter,
Then he approached and descended
Then he approached and came closer,
so daß er (nur) zwei Bogenlängen entfernt war oder noch näher.
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
And was at a distance of but two bow - lengths or (even) nearer;
Da gab Er Seinem Diener (als Offenbarung) ein, was Er eingab.
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant - (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.
Nicht hat sein Herz erlogen, was es sah.
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.
Wollt ihr denn mit ihm streiten über das, was er sieht?
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?
Und er sah ihn ja ein anderes Mal herabkommen,
And he certainly saw him in another descent
For indeed he saw him at a second descent,
beim Sidr-Baum des Endziels,
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
Near the Lote - tree beyond which none may pass:
bei dem der Garten der Zuflucht ist.
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
Near it is the Garden of Abode.
Als den Sidr-Baum überdeckte, was (ihn) überdeckte,
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
Behold, the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)
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].
(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!
Wahrlich, er sah von den Zeichen seines Herrn die größten.
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
Was meint ihr wohl zu al-Lat und al-'Uzza
So have you considered al - Lat and al - 'Uzza?
Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,
und auch zu Manat, dieser anderen, der dritten?
And Manat, the third - the other one?
And another, the third (goddess), Manat?
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 male sex, and for Him, the female?
Das wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
That, then, is an unjust division.
Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!
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.
These are nothing but names which ye have devised, - ye and your fathers, - for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire! - Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!
Oder soll (etwa) der Mensch haben, was (immer) er (sich) wünscht?
Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after?
So gehört Allah das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.
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.
How many - so - ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
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,
Those who believe not 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.
But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.
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 shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world.
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 as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance.
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] -
Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best.
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 avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults, - verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil.
Was meinst du wohl zu demjenigen, der sich abkehrt
Have you seen the one who turned away
Seest thou one who turns back,
und (nur) wenig gibt und dann (ganz) aussetzt?
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
Besitzt er (etwa) Wissen über das Verborgene, daß er sehen könnte?
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
What! Has he 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
Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses -
und Ibrahims, der (seine Pflichten) erfüllte?
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements? -
(Nämlich,) daß keine lasttragende (Seele) die Last einer anderen auf sich nehmen wird
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
Namely, that no bearer of burdens can 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
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
daß sein Bemühen gesehen werden wird,
And that his effort is going to be seen -
That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight:
daß ihm hierauf nach vollem Maß vergolten wird
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;
und daß zu deinem Herrn das Endziel sein wird
And that to your Lord is the finality
That to thy Lord is the final Goal;
und daß Er es ist, Der lachen und weinen läßt,
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;
und daß Er es ist, Der sterben läßt und wieder lebendig macht,
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;
daß Er beide Teile des Paares, das Männliche und das Weibliche, erschafft
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
That He did create in pairs, - male and female,
aus einem Samentropfen, wenn er ausgespritzt wird,
From a sperm - drop when it is emitted
From a seed when lodged (in its place);
und daß Ihm die letzte Schöpfung obliegt
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);
und daß Er es ist, Der reich macht und Der genügsam macht,
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;
und daß Er es ist, Der der Herr des Hundssterns ist,
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);
daß Er die früheren 'Ad vernichtete
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),
und (auch) die Tamud; so ließ Er nichts übrig;
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.
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 before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors,
Und die umgestürzte Stadt ließ Er stürzen.
And the overturned towns He hurled down
And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).
Und so überdeckte sie, was (sie dann) überdeckte.
And covered them by that which He covered.
So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.
Welche der Wohltaten deines Herrn willst du nun bestreiten?
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou 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 (series of) Warners of old!
Es steht bevor die immer näher kommende (Stunde des Gerichts);
The Approaching Day has approached.
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
niemand außer Allah kann sie beheben.
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
Wundert ihr euch denn über diese Aussage
Then at this statement do you wonder?
Do ye then wonder at this recital?
und lacht ihr, und weint ihr nicht,
And you laugh and do not weep
And will ye laugh and not weep, -
und seid ihr noch belustigt?
While you are proudly sporting?
Wasting your time in vanities?
Werft euch doch vor Allah nieder und dient (Ihm).
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!