I swear by the Day of Resurrection
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
But man desires to continue in sin.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
So when vision is dazzled
فإذا برق البصر
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
And the moon darkens
وخسف القمر
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon will be eclipsed.
And the sun and the moon are joined,
وجمع الشمس والقمر
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
No! There is no refuge.
كلا لا وزر
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge!
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Even if he presents his excuses.
ولو ألقى معاذيره
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
No! But you love the immediate
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
And leave the Hereafter.
وتذرون الآخرة
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
Looking at their Lord.
إلى ربها ناظرة
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
وقيل من ۜ راق
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
وظن أنه الفراق
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
And the leg is wound about the leg,
والتفت الساق بالساق
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
فلا صدق ولا صلى
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
ولكن كذب وتولى
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Woe to you, and woe!
أولى لك فأولى
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Then woe to you, and woe!
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).