Chapter 84, 25 verses
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
When the sky is rent asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
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 has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth has been extended
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
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 has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
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.
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
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 as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And return to his people in happiness.
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He will cry out for destruction
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
So I swear by the twilight glow
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And the Moon in her fullness:
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
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 to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
But those who have disbelieved 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 is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
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.
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.