Chapter 79, 46 verses
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
Then press forward as in a race,
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
den allem Vorauseilenden,
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
Their eyes will be downcast.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state?
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
Sie sagen: "Sollen wir denn wirklich aus den Gräbern zurückgebracht werden?
"What! - when we shall have become rotten bones?"
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Wenn wir zu verrotteten Knochen geworden sind?"
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Behold, thy Lord did call to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa: -
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Als sein Herr ihn im geheiligten Tal Tuwa rief:
"Go thou to Pharaoh for he has indeed transgressed all bounds:
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
"Geh zu Fir'aun, denn gewiß, er überschreitet das Maß (an Frevel).
"And say to him, 'Wouldst thou that thou shouldst be purified (from sin)? -
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
Dann sag: Hast du (nicht) den Wunsch, dich zu läutern,
"'And that I guide thee to thy Lord, so thou shouldst fear Him?'"
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
und daß ich dich zu deinem Herrn rechtleite, so daß du gottesfürchtig wirst?"
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Hierauf kehrte er den Rücken und ging eilig weg'.
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
But Allah did punish him, (and made an) example of him, - in the Hereafter, as in this life.
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Da ergriff Allah ihn als warnendes Beispiel für das Jenseits und das Diesseits.
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the heaven (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it:
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
Seid etwa ihr schwerer zu erschaffen oder der Himmel? - Er hat ihn aufgebaut.
On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
Er hat seinen höchsten Teil emporgehoben und ihn dann zurechtgeformt.
Its night doth He endow with darkness, and its splendour doth He bring out (with light).
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
Und Er hat seine Nacht finster gemacht und seine Morgenhelle hervorkommen lassen.
And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
And after that He spread the earth,
Und die Erde, Er hat sie danach hingebreitet.
He draweth out therefrom its moisture and its pasture;
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
Er hat aus ihr ihr Wasser und ihre Weide hervorkommen lassen.
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
The Day when man shall remember (all) that he strove for,
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
am Tag, da der Mensch das bedenkt, worum er sich bemüht hat,
And Hell - Fire shall be placed in full view for (all) to see, -
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
und zum Erscheinen gebracht wird der Höllenbrand für (je)den, der sieht;
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
And had preferred the life of this world,
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
Was aber jemanden angeht, der den Stand seines Herrn gefürchtet und seiner Seele die (bösen) Neigungen untersagt hat,
Their abode will be the Garden.
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
They ask thee about the Hour, - 'When will be its appointed time?
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
Sie fragen dich nach der Stunde, wann sie bloß feststehen wird.
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
Am Tag, da sie sie sehen, wird ihnen sein, als hätten sie nur einen Nachmittag verweilt oder seinen (dazugehörigen) Vormittag