By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
Chapter 86, 17 verses
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Beim Himmel und dem Pochenden!
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
Und was läßt dich wissen, was der Pochende ist?
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
(Es ist) der durchbohrend helle Stem.
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
Es gibt keine Seele, über der nicht ein Hüter (eingesetzt) ist.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
Now let man but think from what he is created!
So soll der Mensch doch hinsehen, woraus er erschaffen ist.
So let man see from what he is created!
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
He is created from a drop emitted -
Er ist aus sich ergießendem Wasser erschaffen,
He is created from a water gushing forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
das zwischen der Lende und der (weiblichen) Brust hervorkommt.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
Er hat die Macht dazu, ihn zurückkehren zu lassen,
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إنه على رجعه لقادر
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
am Tag, da die geheimsten Gedanken geprüft werden.
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يوم تبلى السرائر
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
Dann hat er weder Kraft noch einen Helfer.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
Beim Himmel mit der Wiederkehr
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
والسماء ذات الرجع
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
und der Erde mit ihren Sprüngen!
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
والأرض ذات الصدع
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
Er ist wahrlich ein entscheidendes Wort;
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
إنه لقول فصل
It is not a thing for amusement.
er ist kein Scherz.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
Sie wenden eine List an,
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
And I am planning a scheme.
Und Ich wende eine List an.
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وأكيد كيدا
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
So lasse den Ungläubigen noch Zeit; lasse ihnen nur eine Weile Zeit.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا