Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Inevitable Reality -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
Die fällig Werdende,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Inevitable (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)!
What is the Inevitable Reality?
ما الحاقة
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Inevitable?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what will make you know what the Inevitable is?
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Thamud and 'Ad people denied the Qari'ah (the striking Hour of Judgement)!
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the awful cry!
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious violent wind!
Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
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.
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!
Then do you see of them any remains?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Do you see any remnants of them?
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lut (Lot)] committed sin.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed their Lord's Messenger, so He seized them with a strong punishment.
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
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)]
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it (Noah's ship) an admonition for you and that it might be retained by the retaining ears.
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then when the Trumpet will be blown with one blowing (the first one).
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains shall be removed from their places, and crushed with a single crushing.
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then on that Day shall the (Great) Event befall.
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will be rent asunder, for that Day it (the heaven) will be frail and torn up.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
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 angels will, that Day, bear the Throne of your Lord above them.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of you will be hidden.
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Here! read my Record!
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
"Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account!"
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فهو في عيشة راضية
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing.
In an elevated garden,
في جنة عالية
in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty Paradise,
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قطوفها دانية
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
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!
And had not known what is my account.
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
"And that I had never known how my Account is!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
"Would that it had been my end (death)!
My wealth has not availed me.
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
"My wealth has not availed me;
Gone from me is my authority."
هلك عني سلطانيه
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
"My power (and arguments to defend myself) have gone from me!"
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خذوه فغلوه
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
(It will be said): "Seize him and fetter him;
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then throw him in the blazing Fire.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Verily, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
And urged not on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor).
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
So no friend has he here this Day,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except filth from the washing of wounds.
None will eat it except the sinners.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
None will eat it except the Khati'un (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
So I swear by what you see
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I swear by whatsoever you see,
And what you do not see
وما لا تبصرون
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And by whatsoever you see not,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
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].
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
It is not the word of a poet: little is that you believe!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer (or a foreteller): little is that you remember!
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
This is the Revelation sent down from the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) had forged a false saying concerning Us (Allah جل جلاله),
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لأخذنا منه باليمين
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We surely would have seized him by his right hand (or with power and might),
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery (aorta),
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And none of you could have withheld Us from (punishing) him.
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And verily, this (Qur'an) is a Reminder for the Muttaqun (the pious. See V.2:2).
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And verily, We know that there are some among you that belie (this Qur'an). (Tafsir At-Tabari)
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And indeed it (this Qur'an) will be an anguish for the disbelievers (on the Day of Resurrection).
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And verily, it (this Qur'an) is an absolute truth with certainty.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.