Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
When the sun is covered,
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
And when the stars darken,
und wenn die Sterne verstreut werden
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
And when the mountains are removed
And when the mountains are made to pass away,
und wenn die Berge versetzt werden
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
And when the camels are left untended,
und wenn die trächtigen Kamelstuten vernachlässigt werden
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
And when the wild beasts are gathered
And when the wild animals are made to go forth,
und wenn die wilden Tiere versammelt werden
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
And when the seas are filled with flame
And when the seas are set on fire,
und wenn die Meere zum Überfließen gebracht werden
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
And when the souls are paired
And when souls are united,
und wenn die Seelen gepaart werden
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
And when the female infant buried alive is asked
und wenn das lebendig begrabene Mädchen gefragt wird,
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
For what sin she was killed
For what sin she was killed,
wegen welcher Sünde es getötet wurde,
For what crime she was killed;
And when the pages are made public
And when the books are spread,
und wenn die Blätter aufgeschlagen werden
When the scrolls are laid open;
And when the sky is stripped away
And when the heaven has its covering removed,
und wenn der Himmel abgezogen wird
When the world on High is unveiled;
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
And when the hell is kindled up,
und wenn die Hölle angefacht wird
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
And when Paradise is brought near,
And when the garden is brought nigh,
und wenn der (Paradies)garten nahe herangebracht wird,
And when the Garden is brought near; -
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
Every soul shall (then) know what it has prepared.
wird eine (jede) Seele erfahren, was sie vorgebracht hat.
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
So I swear by the retreating stars -
But nay! I swear by the stars,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei den sich Verbergenden,
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
That run their course (and) hide themselves,
den Dahinziehenden und sich wieder Zeigenden
Go straight, or hide;
And by the night as it closes in
And the night when it departs,
und bei der Nacht, wenn sie anbricht,
And the Night as it dissipates;
And by the dawn when it breathes
And the morning when it brightens,
und bei dem Morgen, wenn er Atem schöpft:
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
Most surely it is the Word of an honored messenger,
Dies sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
The processor of strength, having an honorable place with the Lord of the Dominion,
Besitzer von Kraft und beim Herrn des Thrones in Ansehen,
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
One (to be) obeyed, and faithful in trust.
dem man dort gehorcht und (der) vertrauenswürdig (ist).
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
And your companion is not gone mad.
Und euer Gefährte ist kein Besessener.
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
And of a truth he saw himself on the clear horizon.
Er hat ihn ja am deutlichen Gesichtskreis gesehen,
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
Nor of the unseen is he a tenacious concealer.
und er hält nicht aus Geiz das Verborgene zurück.
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
Nor is it the word of the cursed Shaitan,
Und es sind nicht die Worte eines gesteinigten Satans.
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
So where are you going?
Whither then will you go?
Wo geht ihr denn hin?
When whither go ye?
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
It is naught but a reminder for the nations,
Es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Weltenbewohner,
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
For him among you who pleases to go straight.
für jemanden von euch, der sich recht verhalten will.
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
And you do not please except that Allah please, the Lord of the worlds.
Und ihr könnt nicht wollen, außer daß Allah will, (Er), der Herr der Weltenbewohner.
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.