I swear by the Day of Resurrection
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم لا أقسم بيوم القيامة
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
ولا أقسم بالنفس اللوامة
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
أيحسب الإنسان ألن نجمع عظامه
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
بلى قادرين على أن نسوي بنانه
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
بل يريد الإنسان ليفجر أمامه
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
يسأل أيان يوم القيامة
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
So when vision is dazzled
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
فإذا برق البصر
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon darkens
And the moon will be eclipsed.
وخسف القمر
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
وجمع الشمس والقمر
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
يقول الإنسان يومئذ أين المفر
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
No! There is no refuge.
No! There is no refuge!
كلا لا وزر
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
إلى ربك يومئذ المستقر
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.
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).
ينبأ الإنسان يومئذ بما قدم وأخر
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
بل الإنسان على نفسه بصيرة
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Even if he presents his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
ولو ألقى معاذيره
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
لا تحرك به لسانك لتعجل به
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
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).
إن علينا جمعه وقرآنه
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
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.
فإذا قرأناه فاتبع قرآنه
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
ثم إن علينا بيانه
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
No! But you love the immediate
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,
كلا بل تحبون العاجلة
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
وتذرون الآخرة
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
وجوه يومئذ ناضرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking at their Lord.
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
إلى ربها ناظرة
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
ووجوه يومئذ باسرة
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
تظن أن يفعل بها فاقرة
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
كلا إذا بلغت التراقي
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
وقيل من ۜ راق
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 (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
وظن أنه الفراق
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
والتفت الساق بالساق
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
إلى ربك يومئذ المساق
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
فلا صدق ولا صلى
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
ولكن كذب وتولى
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
ثم ذهب إلى أهله يتمطى
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Woe to you, and woe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
أولى لك فأولى
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
ثم أولى لك فأولى
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
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)?
أيحسب الإنسان أن يترك سدى
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
ألم يك نطفة من مني يمنى
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 became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
ثم كان علقة فخلق فسوى
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
فجعل منه الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
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 (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
أليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحيي الموتى
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?