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