Chapter 69, 52 verses
Die fällig Werdende,
The Sure Reality!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Reality ?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Then he will be in blissful state
in einem hohen Garten,
In a Garden on high,
In a high garden
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
And knew not what my reckoning!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Oh, would that it had been death!
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth hath not availed me,
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power has perished from me!"...
My power hath gone from me.
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food save filth
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Which none but sinners eat.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I do call to witness what ye see,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And what ye see not,
And all that ye see not
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And then severed his life - artery,
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.