Chapter 75, 40 verses
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
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 cannot assemble his bones?
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
But man desires to continue in sin.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
So when vision is dazzled
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
At length, when the sight is dazed,
And the moon darkens
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the sun and the moon are joined,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and moon are joined 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?"
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
No! There is no refuge.
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! No place of safety!
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will 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.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Even if he presents his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even though he were to put up 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.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
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.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate 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".
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
No! But you love the immediate
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
And leave the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave alone the Hereafter.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Looking at their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking towards their Lord;
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
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 will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And one leg will be joined with another:
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Woe to you, and woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Then woe to you, and woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
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 did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?