Chapter 86, 17 verses
By the sky and the night comer -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
It is the piercing star -
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
So let man observe from what he was created.
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man see from what he is created!
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created from a water gushing forth,
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
Then man will have no power or any helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
By the sky which returns [rain]
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
And it is not amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Sie wenden eine List an,
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
But I am planning a plan.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I (too) am planning a plan.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.