Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky is rent asunder,
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
When the heaven bursts asunder,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, and it must needs (do so); -
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And obeys its Lord and it must.
And when the earth is flattened out,
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And when the earth is stretched,
And casts forth what is within it and becomes (clean) empty,
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
And hearkens to (the Command of) its Lord, - and it must needs (do so); - (then will come Home the full reality).
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
And obeys its Lord and it must.
O thou man! Verily thou art ever toiling on towards thy Lord - painfully toiling, - but thou shalt meet Him.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
Then he who is given his Record in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Soon will his account be taken by an easy reckoning,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
And he will turn to his people, rejoicing!
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
But he who is given his Record behind his back, -
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Soon will he cry for perdition,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
He shall call for perdition,
And he will enter a Blazing Fire.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
And enter into burning fire.
Truly, did he go about among his people, rejoicing!
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Truly, did he think that he would not have to return (to Us)!
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Nay, nay! for his Lord was (ever) watchful of him!
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
The Night and its Homing;
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And the night and that which it drives on,
And the Moon in her fullness:
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
And the moon when it grows full,
Ye shall surely travel from stage to stage.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
What then is the matter with them, that they believe not? -
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
And when the Qur'an is read to them, they fall not prostrate,
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
But on the contrary the Unbelievers reject (it).
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
But Allah has full knowledge of what they secrete (in their breasts)
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
And Allah knows best what they hide,
So announce to them a Penalty Grievous,
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
So announce to them a painful punishment~
Except to those who believe and work righteous deeds: For them is a Reward that will never fail.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.