Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. When the heaven is split asunder,
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
And listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must 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 forth,
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
And has cast out all that was in it and became empty.
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 listens to and obeys its Lord - and it must 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! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did).
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 for him who will be 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 surely will receive an easy reckoning,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
And will return to his family in joy!
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
But whosoever 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 will invoke (for his) destruction,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
And he shall enter a blazing Fire, and be made to taste its burning.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Verily, he was among his people in joy!
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Yes! Verily, his Lord has been ever beholding him!
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
The Night and its Homing;
And by the night and whatever it gathers in its darkness,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And the Moon in her fullness:
And by the moon when it is at the full.
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
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 Qur'an is recited to them, they fall not prostrate.
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Nay, those who disbelieve belie (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and whatever he brought, i.e. this Qur'an and Islamic Monotheism, etc.).
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 gather (of good and bad deeds),
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 torment.
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
Save those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them is a reward that will never come to an end (i.e. Paradise).
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.