Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder
When the sky is rent asunder,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And attentive to her Lord in fear,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And when the earth has been extended
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is spread out
And when the earth is flattened out,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And attentive to her Lord in fear!
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Thou, verily, O man, art working toward thy Lord a work which thou wilt meet (in His presence).
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then whoso is given his account in his right hand
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
He will be judged with an easy account
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He truly will receive an easy reckoning
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
And return to his people in happiness.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And will return unto his folk in joy.
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
But whoso is given his account behind his back,
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
He will cry out for destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He surely will invoke destruction
Soon will he cry for perdition,
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And be thrown to scorching fire.
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
He verily lived joyous with his folk,
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
He verily deemed that he would never return (unto Allah).
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Nay, but lo! his Lord is ever looking on him!
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
So I swear by the twilight glow
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And by the night and all that it enshroudeth,
The Night and its Homing;
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And by the moon when she is at the full,
And the Moon in her fullness:
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
That ye shall journey on from plane to plane.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
What aileth them, then, that they believe not
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And, when the Qur'an is recited unto them, worship not (Allah) ?
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay, but those who disbelieve will deny;
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knoweth best what they are hiding.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So give them tidings of a painful doom,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Save those who believe and do good works, for theirs is a reward unfailing.
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.