Chapter 53, 62 verses
By the Star when it goes down, -
I swear by the star when it goes down.
Bei dem Stern, wenn er sinkt!
Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
Nicht in die Irre geht euer Gefährte, und auch nicht einem Irrtum ist er erlegen,
Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.
Nor does he speak out of desire.
und er redet nicht aus (eigener) Neigung.
It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
Es ist nur eine Offenbarung, die eingegeben wird.
He was taught by one Mighty in Power,
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
Belehrt hat ihn der Besitzer starker Kräfte,
Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
der (geistige) Macht besitzt. So stand Er da
While he was in the highest part of the horizon:
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
und war am obersten Gesichtskreis.
Then he approached and came closer,
Then he drew near, then he bowed
Hierauf kam er näher und stieg herunter,
And was at a distance of but two bow - lengths or (even) nearer;
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
so daß er (nur) zwei Bogenlängen entfernt war oder noch näher.
So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant - (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
Da gab Er Seinem Diener (als Offenbarung) ein, was Er eingab.
The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
Nicht hat sein Herz erlogen, was es sah.
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
Wollt ihr denn mit ihm streiten über das, was er sieht?
For indeed he saw him at a second descent,
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
Und er sah ihn ja ein anderes Mal herabkommen,
Near the Lote - tree beyond which none may pass:
At the farthest lote - tree;
beim Sidr-Baum des Endziels,
Near it is the Garden of Abode.
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
bei dem der Garten der Zuflucht ist.
Behold, the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
Als den Sidr-Baum überdeckte, was (ihn) überdeckte,
(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
da wich der Blick nicht ab, noch überschritt er das Maß.
For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Wahrlich, er sah von den Zeichen seines Herrn die größten.
Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
Was meint ihr wohl zu al-Lat und al-'Uzza
And another, the third (goddess), Manat?
And Manat, the third, the last?
und auch zu Manat, dieser anderen, der dritten?
What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
Ist denn für euch das, was männlich ist, und für Ihn das, was weiblich ist (bestimmt)?
Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!
This indeed is an unjust division!
Das wäre dann eine ungerechte Verteilung.
These are nothing but names which ye have devised, - ye and your fathers, - for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire! - Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!
They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.
Das sind nur Namen, die ihr genannt habt, ihr und eure Väter, für die Allah (aber) keine Ermächtigung herabgesandt hat. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen und dem, wozu sie selbst neigen, wo doch bereits von ihrem Herrn die Rechtleitung zu ihnen gekommen ist.
Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after?
Or shall man have what he wishes?
Oder soll (etwa) der Mensch haben, was (immer) er (sich) wünscht?
But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
So gehört Allah das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
How many - so - ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
Und wie viele Engel gibt es in den Himmeln, deren Fürsprache nichts nützt, außer nachdem Allah es erlaubt hat, wem Er will und wer Sein Wohlgefallen findet.
Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names.
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
Diejenigen, die an das Jenseits nicht glauben, benennen die Engel fürwahr mit Namen, wie weibliche Wesen benannt werden.
But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.
And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.
Sie haben jedoch kein Wissen hierüber. Sie folgen nur Vermutungen; die Vermutungen nützen aber nichts gegenüber der Wahrheit.
Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world.
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
Laß nun ab von jemandem, der sich von Unserer Ermahnung abkehrt und nur das diesseitige Leben will.
That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance.
That is their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction.
Das ist ihr erreichter Wissensstand. Gewiß, dein Herr kennt sehr wohl wer von Seinem Weg abirrt, und Er kennt sehr wohl die Rechtgeleiteten.
Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best.
And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness.
Allah gehört (alles), was in den Himmeln und was auf der Erde ist, auf daß Er denjenigen, die Böses tun, das vergelte, was sie tun, und daß Er denjenigen, die Gutes tun, mit dem (Allerbesten vergelte.
Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults, - verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil.
Those who keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil).
Diejenigen, die schwerwiegende Sünden und Abscheulichkeiten meiden, außer leichten Verfehlungen... Gewiß, dein Herr ist Allumfassend in (Seiner) Vergebung. Er weiß sehr wohl über euch Bescheid, als Er euch aus der Erde hervorgebracht hat und als ihr Keimlinge in den Leibern eurer Mütter gewesen seid. So erklärt nicht euch selbst für lauter. Er weiß sehr wohl, wer gottesfürchtig ist.
Seest thou one who turns back,
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
Was meinst du wohl zu demjenigen, der sich abkehrt
Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
und (nur) wenig gibt und dann (ganz) aussetzt?
What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
Besitzt er (etwa) Wissen über das Verborgene, daß er sehen könnte?
Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses -
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
Oder wurde ihm nicht kundgetan, was auf den Blättern Musas steht
And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements? -
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
und Ibrahims, der (seine Pflichten) erfüllte?
Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
(Nämlich,) daß keine lasttragende (Seele) die Last einer anderen auf sich nehmen wird
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
und daß es für den Menschen nichts anderes geben wird als das, worum er sich (selbst) bemüht,
That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight:
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
daß sein Bemühen gesehen werden wird,
Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
daß ihm hierauf nach vollem Maß vergolten wird
That to thy Lord is the final Goal;
And that to your Lord is the goal -
und daß zu deinem Herrn das Endziel sein wird
That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
und daß Er es ist, Der lachen und weinen läßt,
That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
und daß Er es ist, Der sterben läßt und wieder lebendig macht,
That He did create in pairs, - male and female,
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
daß Er beide Teile des Paares, das Männliche und das Weibliche, erschafft
From a seed when lodged (in its place);
From the small seed when it is adapted
aus einem Samentropfen, wenn er ausgespritzt wird,
That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
und daß Ihm die letzte Schöpfung obliegt
That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
und daß Er es ist, Der reich macht und Der genügsam macht,
That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
und daß Er es ist, Der der Herr des Hundssterns ist,
And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
daß Er die früheren 'Ad vernichtete
And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.
And Samood, so He spared not
und (auch) die Tamud; so ließ Er nichts übrig;
And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors,
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
und zuvor das Volk Nuhs - gewiß, sie waren ja noch ungerechter und übermäßiger (in ihrem Frevel).
And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
Und die umgestürzte Stadt ließ Er stürzen.
So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.
So there covered them that which covered.
Und so überdeckte sie, was (sie dann) überdeckte.
Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about?
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
Welche der Wohltaten deines Herrn willst du nun bestreiten?
This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old!
This is a warner of the warners of old.
Das ist ein Warner wie die früheren Warner.
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
The near event draws nigh.
Es steht bevor die immer näher kommende (Stunde des Gerichts);
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
niemand außer Allah kann sie beheben.
Do ye then wonder at this recital?
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
Wundert ihr euch denn über diese Aussage
And will ye laugh and not weep, -
And will you laugh and not weep?
und lacht ihr, und weint ihr nicht,
Wasting your time in vanities?
While you are indulging in varieties.
und seid ihr noch belustigt?
But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).
Werft euch doch vor Allah nieder und dient (Ihm).