By those [angels] who extract with violence
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those who drag forth to destruction,
Chapter 79, 46 verses
By those [angels] who extract with violence
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those who drag forth to destruction,
And [by] those who remove with ease
und den leicht Herausziehenden
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
By the meteors rushing,
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
By the lone stars floating,
And those who race each other in a race
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then press forward as in a race,
By the angels hastening,
And those who arrange [each] matter,
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
And those who govern the event,
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
On the day when the first trump resoundeth.
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
And the second followeth it,
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
On that day hearts beat painfully
Their eyes humbled.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
While eyes are downcast
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]?
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
(Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first state
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
Even after we are crumbled bones ?
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
They say: Then that would be a vain proceeding.
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
Surely it will need but one shout,
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
And lo! they will be awakened.
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Hath there come unto thee the history of Moses ?
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -
How his Lord called him in the holy vale of Tuwa,
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
(Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -
And say (unto him): Hast thou (will) to grow (in grace) ?
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
Then I will guide thee to thy Lord and thou shalt fear (Him).
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
And he showed him the tremendous token.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
But he denied and disobeyed,
Then he turned his back, striving.
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Then turned he away in haste,
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
Then gathered he and summoned
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [Allah].
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Lo! herein is indeed a lesson for him who feareth.
Are you a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
Are ye the harder to create, or is the heaven that He built ?
He raised its ceiling and proportioned it.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
He raised the height thereof and ordered it;
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
And He made dark the night thereof, and He brought forth the morn thereof.
And after that He spread the earth.
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
And after that He spread the earth,
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
And produced therefrom the water thereof and the pasture thereof,
And the mountains He set firmly
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
And He made fast the hills,
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
But when the great disaster cometh,
The Day when man will remember that for which he strove,
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
The day when man will call to mind his (whole) endeavour,
And Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -
And hell will stand forth visible to him who seeth,
So as for he who transgressed
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
Then, as for him who rebelled
And preferred the life of the world,
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And had preferred the life of this world,
And chose the life of the world,
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
Lo! hell will be his home.
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Their abode will be the Garden.
Lo! the Garden will be his home.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?
They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port ?
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
Why (ask they) ? What hast thou to tell thereof ?
To your Lord is its finality.
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
Unto thy Lord belongeth (knowledge of) the term thereof.
You are only a warner for those who fear it.
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
Thou art but a warner unto him who feareth it.
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.
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag
The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.