Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
Nay! I swear by the day of resurrection.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
Nay! I swear by the self - accusing soul.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We shall not gather his bones?
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.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yea! We are able to make complete his very fingertips
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
Nay! man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
But man desires to continue in sin.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks: When is the day of resurrection?
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when the sight becomes dazed,
So when vision is dazzled
And the moon is buried in darkness.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon becomes dark,
And the moon darkens
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are brought together,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man shall say on that day: Whither to fly to?
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
By no means! No place of safety!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
By no means! there shall be no place of refuge!
No! There is no refuge.
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
With your Lord alone shall on that day be the place of rest.
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.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man shall on that day be of what he sent before and (what he) put off.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Nay! man is evidence against himself,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Though he puts forth his excuses.
Even if he presents his excuses.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Do not move your tongue with it to make haste with it,
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:
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Surely on Us (devolves) the collecting of it and the reciting of it.
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):
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
Therefore when We have recited it, follow its recitation.
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):
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Again on Us (devolves) the explaining of it.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
Nay! But you love the present life,
No! But you love the immediate
And leave alone the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And neglect the hereafter.
And leave the Hereafter.
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
(Some) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
Looking towards their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking to their Lord.
Looking at their Lord.
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And (other) faces on that day shall be gloomy,
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Knowing that there will be made to befall them some great calamity.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
Nay! When it comes up to the throat,
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said: Who will be a magician?
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And he is sure that it is the (hour of) parting
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And one leg will be joined with another:
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And affliction is combined with affliction;
And the leg is wound about the leg,
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord on that day shall be the driving.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
So he did not accept the truth, nor did he pray,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But called the truth a lie and turned back,
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
Then he went to his followers, walking away in haughtiness.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Nearer to you (is destruction) and nearer,
Woe to you, and woe!
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Again (consider how) nearer to you and nearer.
Then woe to you, and woe!
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he is to be left to wander without an aim?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Was he not a small seed in the seminal elements,
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.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clot of blood, so He created (him) then made (him) perfect.
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
Then He made of him two kinds, the male and the female.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not He able to give life to the dead?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?