Chapter 75, 40 verses
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
At length, when the sight is dazed,
But when sight is confounded
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon is eclipsed
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And sun and moon are united,
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! No place of safety!
Alas! No refuge!
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Although he tender his excuses.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
That day will faces be resplendent,
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking toward their Lord;
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And that day will other faces be despondent,
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another:
And agony is heaped on agony;
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But he denied and flouted.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Then went he to his folk with glee.
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?