Chapter 79, 46 verses
By those [angels] who extract with violence
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
I swear by the angels who violently pull out the souls of the wicked,
And [by] those who remove with ease
Waalnnashitati nashtan
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And by those who gently draw out the souls of the blessed,
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
Waalssabihati sabhan
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And by those who float in space,
And those who race each other in a race
Faalssabiqati sabqan
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then those who are foremost going ahead,
And those who arrange [each] matter,
Faalmudabbirati amran
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
Then those who regulate the affair.
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
The day on which the quaking one shall quake,
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
What must happen afterwards shall follow it.
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts on that day shall palpitate,
Their eyes humbled.
Absaruha khashiAAatun
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Their eyes cast down.
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state?
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
What! when we are rotten bones?
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They said: That then would be a return occasioning loss.
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
But it shall be only a single cry,
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Faitha hum bialssahirati
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
When lo! they shall be wakeful.
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has not there come to you the story of Musa?
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
When his Lord called upon him in the holy valley, twice,
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
Go to Firon, surely he has become inordinate.
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
Then say: Have you (a desire) to purify yourself:
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
And I will guide you to your Lord so that you should fear.
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Faarahu alayata alkubra
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
So he showed him the mighty sign.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Fakaththaba waAAasa
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But he rejected (the truth) and disobeyed.
Then he turned his back, striving.
Thumma adbara yasAAa
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he went back hastily.
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Fahashara fanada
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he gathered (men) and called out.
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
Then he said: I am your lord, the most high.
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
So Allah seized him with the punishment of the hereafter and the former life.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Most surely there is in this a lesson to him who fears.
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
Are you the harder to create or the heaven? He made it.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
He raised high its height, then put it into a right good state.
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And He made dark its night and brought out its light.
And after that He spread the earth.
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
And the earth, He expanded it after that.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
He brought forth from it its water and its pasturage.
And the mountains He set firmly
Waaljibala arsaha
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains, He made them firm,
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
But when the great predominating calamity comes;
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
The day on which man shall recollect what he strove after,
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
And the hell shall be made manifest to him who sees
So as for he who transgressed
Faamma man tagha
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
Then as for him who is inordinate,
And preferred the life of the world,
Waathara alhayata alddunya
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And prefers the life of this world,
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then surely the hell, that is the abode.
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then surely the garden - - that is the abode.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
They ask you about the hour, when it will come.
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
Feema anta min thikraha
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
About what! You are one to remind of it.
To your Lord is its finality.
Ila rabbika muntahaha
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
To your Lord is the goal of it.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
You are only a warner to him who would fear it.
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag
On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.