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;
And [by] those who remove with ease
und den leicht Herausziehenden
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
And those who race each other in a race
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then press forward as in a race,
And those who arrange [each] matter,
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
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,
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
Their eyes humbled.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
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?
Even if we should be decayed bones?
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
"What! - when we shall have become rotten 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!"
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,
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).
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
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: -
"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:
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 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?'"
And he showed him the greatest sign,
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
Then he turned his back, striving.
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
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,
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
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.
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).
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:
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.
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 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);
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 the mountains He set firmly
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
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.
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
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,
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, -
So as for he who transgressed
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
And preferred the life of the world,
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And had preferred the life of this world,
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
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,
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Their abode will be the Garden.
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?
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?
To your Lord is its finality.
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
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.
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!