Chapter 79, 46 verses
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
By those [angels] who extract with violence
und den leicht Herausziehenden
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
And [by] those who remove with ease
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then press forward as in a race,
And those who race each other in a race
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
And those who arrange [each] matter,
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
Their eyes humbled.
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Then he turned his back, striving.
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
And after that He spread the earth.
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
And the mountains He set firmly
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
So as for he who transgressed
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And had preferred the life of this world,
And preferred the life of the world,
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Their abode will be the Garden.
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
To your Lord is its finality.
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag
The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.