Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
لَآ أُقْسِمُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
وَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلنَّفْسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ
But man desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
يَسْـَٔلُ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when the sight becomes dazed,
فَإِذَا بَرِقَ ٱلْبَصَرُ
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon becomes dark,
وَخَسَفَ ٱلْقَمَرُ
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
وَجُمِعَ ٱلشَّمْسُ وَٱلْقَمَرُ
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
يَقُولُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَيْنَ ٱلْمَفَرُّ
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
كَلَّا لَا وَزَرَ
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
يُنَبَّؤُا۟ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِمَا قَدَّمَ وَأَخَّرَ
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
بَلِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٌ
Even if he presents his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he puts forth his excuses.
وَلَوْ أَلْقَىٰ مَعَاذِيرَهُۥ
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِۦ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِۦٓ
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُۥ وَقُرْءَانَهُۥ
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَٰهُ فَٱتَّبِعْ قُرْءَانَهُۥ
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُۥ
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay! But you love the present life,
كَلَّا بَلْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the hereafter.
وَتَذَرُونَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking to their Lord.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَاسِرَةٌ
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَاقِرَةٌ
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
كَلَّآ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ ٱلتَّرَاقِىَ
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ ٱلْفِرَاقُ
And the leg is wound about the leg,
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمَسَاقُ
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
فَلَا صَدَّقَ وَلَا صَلَّىٰ
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ يَتَمَطَّىٰٓ
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰ
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
ثُمَّ أَوْلَىٰ لَكَ فَأَوْلَىٰٓ
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِىٍّ يُمْنَىٰ
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحْۦِىَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ