I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
At length, when the sight is dazed,
So when the sight becomes dazed,
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
But when sight is confounded
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon becomes dark,
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon is eclipsed
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And sun and moon are united,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
By no means! No place of safety!
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Alas! No refuge!
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Though he puts forth his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Although he tender his excuses.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Nay! But you love the present life,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And neglect the hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the Hereafter.
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
That day will faces be resplendent,
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking to their Lord.
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking toward their Lord;
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And that day will other faces be despondent,
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And one leg will be joined with another:
And affliction is combined with affliction;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And agony is heaped on agony;
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But he denied and flouted.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?