Chapter 84, 25 verses
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
When the sky is rent asunder,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth is spread out
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And will return unto his folk in joy.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He surely will invoke destruction
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
The Night and its Homing;
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And the Moon in her fullness:
And by the moon when she is at the full,
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.