Chapter 69, 52 verses
Die fällig Werdende,
The Sure Reality!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Inevitable?
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
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 awful cry!
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
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 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
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 Allah imposed on them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so that you could see men lying overthrown (destroyed), as if they were hollow trunks of date-palms!
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Do you see any remnants of them?
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
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 Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
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 their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
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),
Verily, when the water rose beyond its limits [Nuh's (Noah) Flood], We carried you (mankind) in the floating [ship that was constructed by Nuh (Noah)]
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
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 (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
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 and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
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 shall the (Great) Event befall.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
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 be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
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 its sides, and eight angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
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.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
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 will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
in einem hohen Garten,
In a Garden on high,
In a lofty Paradise,
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
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!"
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
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 will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "I wish that I had not been given my Record!
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
"My wealth has not availed me;
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power has perished from me!"...
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So no friend has he here this Day,
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I do call to witness what ye see,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And what ye see not,
And by whatsoever you see not,
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
That this is verily, the word of an honoured Messenger [i.e. Jibril (Gabriel) or Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which he has brought from Allah].
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
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 the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
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 is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
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 (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ