Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
So when vision is dazzled
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon darkens
And the moon becomes dark,
Wakhasafa alqamaru
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
No! There is no refuge.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Kalla la wazara
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Even if he presents his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
No! But you love the immediate
Nay! But you love the present life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking at their Lord.
Looking to their Lord.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
Waqeela man raqin
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Fala saddaqa wala salla
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Woe to you, and woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Awla laka faawla
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Thumma awla laka faawla
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?