By the sky and the night comer -
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Chapter 86, 17 verses
By the sky and the night comer -
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
وما أدراك ما الطارق
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
It is the piercing star -
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
النجم الثاقب
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man observe from what he was created.
Now let man but think from what he is created!
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
He is created from a drop emitted -
خلق من ماء دافق
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
يوم تبلى السرائر
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Then man will have no power or any helper.
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
By the sky which returns [rain]
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
والسماء ذات الرجع
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
والأرض ذات الصدع
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
إنه لقول فصل
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is not amusement.
It is not a thing for amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
er ist kein Scherz.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Sie wenden eine List an,
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
But I am planning a plan.
And I am planning a scheme.
وأكيد كيدا
Und Ich wende eine List an.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا