I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
La oqsimu biyawmi alqiyamati
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Wala oqsimu bialnnafsi allawwamati
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Ayahsabu alinsanu allan najmaAAa AAithamahu
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Bala qadireena AAala an nusawwiya bananahu
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Bal yureedu alinsanu liyafjura amamahu
But man would fain deny what is before him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Yasalu ayyana yawmu alqiyamati
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Faitha bariqa albasaru
But when sight is confounded
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
And the moon is buried in darkness.
Wakhasafa alqamaru
And the moon is eclipsed
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
WajumiAAa alshshamsu waalqamaru
And sun and moon are united,
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
Yaqoolu alinsanu yawmaithin ayna almafarru
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
By no means! No place of safety!
Kalla la wazara
Alas! No refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almustaqarru
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Yunabbao alinsanu yawmaithin bima qaddama waakhkhara
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Bali alinsanu AAala nafsihi baseeratun
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Walaw alqa maAAatheerahu
Although he tender his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
La tuharrik bihi lisanaka litaAAjala bihi
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Inna AAalayna jamAAahu waquranahu
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Faitha qaranahu faittabiAA quranahu
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Thumma inna AAalayna bayanahu
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Kalla bal tuhibboona alAAajilata
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
And leave alone the Hereafter.
Watatharoona alakhirata
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Wujoohun yawmaithin nadiratun
That day will faces be resplendent,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
Looking towards their Lord;
Ila rabbiha nathiratun
Looking toward their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin basiratun
And that day will other faces be despondent,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Tathunnu an yufAAala biha faqiratun
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Kalla itha balaghati alttaraqiya
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
Waqeela man raqin
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
Wathanna annahu alfiraqu
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And one leg will be joined with another:
Wailtaffati alssaqu bialssaqi
And agony is heaped on agony;
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
Ila rabbika yawmaithin almasaqu
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Fala saddaqa wala salla
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
Walakin kaththaba watawalla
But he denied and flouted.
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Thumma thahaba ila ahlihi yatamatta
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Awla laka faawla
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Thumma awla laka faawla
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Ayahsabu alinsanu an yutraka sudan
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Alam yaku nutfatan min manayyin yumna
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Thumma kana AAalaqatan fakhalaqa fasawwa
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
FajaAAala minhu alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Alaysa thalika biqadirin AAala an yuhyiya almawta
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?