Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
But man desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
Faitha bariqa albasaru
So when the sight becomes dazed,
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon becomes dark,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Kalla la wazara
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
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.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Even if he presents his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Though he puts forth his excuses.
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.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
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.
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
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".
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay! But you love the present life,
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the hereafter.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking to their Lord.
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
Waqeela man raqin
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And the leg is wound about the leg,
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And affliction is combined with affliction;
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
Fala saddaqa wala salla
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He able to give life to the dead?