I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
And I swear by the self-reproaching person (a believer).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Does man (a ) think that We shall not assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Yes, We are Able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man desires to continue in sin.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
At length, when the sight is dazed,
So, when the sight shall be dazed.
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when vision is dazzled
And the moon is buried in darkness.
And the moon will be eclipsed.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon darkens
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
And the sun and moon will be joined together (by going one into the other or folded up or deprived of their light).
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
By no means! No place of safety!
No! There is no refuge!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Unto your Lord (Alone) will be the place of rest that Day.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
On that Day man will be of what he sent forward (of his evil good deeds), and what he left behind (of his good or evil traditions).
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Nay! Man will be a witness against himself [as his body parts (skin, hands, legs, etc.) will speak about his deeds],
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
Though he may put forth his excuses (to cover his evil deeds).
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even if he presents his excuses.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to make haste therewith.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an).
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
And when We have recited it to you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم through Jibril (Gabriel)], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital.
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Then it is for Us (Allah) to make it clear (to you).
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Not [as you think, that you (mankind) will not be resurrected and recompensed for your deeds], but you (men) love the present life of this world,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
No! But you love the immediate
And leave alone the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave the Hereafter.
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and radiant).
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Looking towards their Lord;
Looking at their Lord (Allah).
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord.
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
And some faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Nay, when (the soul) reaches to the collar bone (i.e. up to the throat in its exit),
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
And it will be said: "Who can cure him (and save him from death)?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
And he (the dying person) will conclude that it was (the time) of parting (death);
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And one leg will be joined with another:
And one leg will be joined with another leg (shrouded).
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And the leg is wound about the leg,
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
The drive will be, on that Day, to your Lord (Allah)!
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
So he (the ) neither believed (in this Qur'an and in the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) nor prayed!
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
But on the contrary, he belied (this Qur'an and the Message of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and turned away!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Then he walked in conceit (full pride) to his family admiring himself!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Again, woe to you [O man ()]! And then (again) woe to you!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Then woe to you, and woe!
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allah on him)?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Was he not a Nutfah (mixed male and female sexual discharge) of semen emitted (poured forth)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
Then he became an 'Alaqah (a clot); then (Allah) shaped and fashioned (him) in due proportion.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
And made of him two sexes, male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Allah Who does that) Able to give life to the dead? (Yes! He is Able to do all things).
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?