Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. The Reality!
Die fällig Werdende,
The sure calamity!
What is the Sure Reality?
What is the Reality ?
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the sure calamity!
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Ah, what will convey unto thee what the reality is!
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what would make you realize what the sure calamity is!
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
(The tribes of) Thamud and A'ad disbelieved in the judgment to come.
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Samood and Ad called the striking calamity a lie.
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm - trees.
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Canst thou (O Muhammad) see any remnant of them ?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Do you then see of them one remaining?
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
And Pharaoh and those before him, and the communities that were destroyed, brought error,
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And Firon and those before him and the overthrown cities continuously committed sins.
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed the Apostle of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment.
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Lo! when the waters rose, We carried you upon the ship
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Surely We bore you up in the ship when the water rose high,
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
That We might make it a memorial for you, and that remembering ears (that heard the story) might remember.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
So that We may make it a reminder to you, and that the retaining ear might retain it.
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
And when the trumpet shall sound one blast
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
And when the trumpet is blown with a single blast,
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains are borne away and crushed with a single crushing.
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
Then, on that day will the Event befall.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
On that day shall the great event come to pass,
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven shall cleave asunder, so that on that day it shall be frail,
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
And the angels will be on the sides thereof, and eight will uphold the Throne of thy Lord that day, above them.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels shall be on the sides thereof; and above them eight shall bear on that day your Lord's power.
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
On that day ye will be exposed; not a secret of you will be hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
On that day you shall be exposed to view - - no secret of yours shall remain hidden.
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book!
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
Then as for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say: Lo! read my book:
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Surely I knew that I should have to meet my reckoning.
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Surely I knew that I shall meet my account.
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
Then he will be in blissful state
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he shall be in a life of pleasure,
In a Garden on high,
In a high garden
in einem hohen Garten,
In a lofty garden,
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
Whereof the clusters are in easy reach.
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
The fruits of which are near at hand:
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
(And it will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent on before you in past days.
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did beforehand in the days gone by.
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
And as for him who is given his book in his left hand he shall say: O would that my book had never been given me:
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
And knew not what my reckoning!
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And I had not known what my account was:
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
Oh, would that it had been death!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
O would that it had made an end (of me):
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
My wealth hath not availed me,
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth has availed me nothing:
"My power has perished from me!"...
My power hath gone from me.
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
My authority is gone away from me.
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
(It will be said): Take him and fetter him
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
Lay hold on him, then put a chain on him,
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
And then expose him to hell - fire
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then cast him into the burning fire,
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
And then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits.
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Lo! He used not to believe in Allah the Tremendous,
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Surely he did not believe in Allah, the Great,
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
And urged not on the feeding of the wretched.
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
Nor did he urge the feeding of the poor.
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
Therefor hath he no lover here this day,
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
Therefore he has not here today a true friend,
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
Nor any food save filth
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except refuse,
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
Which none but sinners eat.
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
Which none but the wrongdoers eat.
So I do call to witness what ye see,
But nay! I swear by all that ye see
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
But nay! I swear by that which you see,
And what ye see not,
And all that ye see not
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And that which you do not see.
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
That it is indeed the speech of an illustrious messenger.
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
Most surely, it is the Word brought by an honored Apostle,
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
It is not poet's speech - little is it that ye believe!
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
And it is not the word of a poet; little is it that you believe;
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember!
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little is it that you mind.
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
And if he had invented false sayings concerning Us,
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if he had fabricated against Us some of the sayings,
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
We assuredly had taken him by the right hand
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We would certainly have seized him by the right hand,
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
And then severed his life - artery,
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
Then We would certainly have cut off his aorta.
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
And not one of you could have held Us off from him.
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And not one of you could have withheld Us from him.
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
And lo! it is a warrant unto those who ward off (evil).
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And most surely it is a reminder for those who guard (against evil).
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
And lo! We know that some among you will deny (it).
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And most surely We know that some of you are rejecters.
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
And lo! it is indeed an anguish for the disbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And most surely it is a great grief to the unbelievers.
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
And lo! it is absolute truth.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And most surely it is the true certainty
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
Therefore - glorify the name of your Lord, the Great.