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