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