Chapter 79, 46 verses
By those [angels] who extract with violence
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
And [by] those who remove with ease
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And those who race each other in a race
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
den allem Vorauseilenden,
And those who arrange [each] matter,
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Their eyes humbled.
Their eyes will be downcast.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
Even if we should be decayed bones?
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
Then he turned his back, striving.
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And after that He spread the earth.
And after that He spread the earth,
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
And the mountains He set firmly
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
So as for he who transgressed
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
And preferred the life of the world,
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
To your Lord is its finality.
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
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.
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag