Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
When the heaven bursts asunder,
When the sky has split [open]
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And when the earth is flattened out,
And when the earth is stretched,
And when the earth has been extended
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
He will be judged with an easy account
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
And return to his people in happiness.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
He shall call for perdition,
He will cry out for destruction
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And enter into burning fire.
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
So I swear by the twilight glow
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
The Night and its Homing;
And the night and that which it drives on,
And [by] the night and what it envelops
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And the Moon in her fullness:
And the moon when it grows full,
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
And Allah knows best what they hide,
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.