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