Chapter 69, 52 verses
The Sure Reality!
Die fällig Werdende,
The Inevitable Reality -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحاقة
ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
What is the Sure Reality?
was ist die fällig Werdende?
What is the Inevitable Reality?
ما الحاقة
مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
Und was läßt dich wissen, was die fällig Werdende ist?
And what can make you know what is the Inevitable Reality?
وما أدراك ما الحاقة
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحَآقَّةُ
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
Die Tamud und die 'Ad erklärten das Verhängnis für Lüge.
Thamud and 'Aad denied the Striking Calamity.
كذبت ثمود وعاد بالقارعة
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌۢ بِٱلْقَارِعَةِ
But the Thamud, - they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
Was nun die Tamud angeht, so wurden sie durch den übermäßigen (Donnerschlag) vernichtet.
So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].
فأما ثمود فأهلكوا بالطاغية
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
Was aber die 'Ad angeht, so wurden sie durch einen heftig wehenden eiskalten Wind vernichtet,
And as for 'Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm - trees tumbled down!
den Er entscheidende sieben Nächte und acht Tage fortgesetzt gegen sie einsetzte. Da hättest du in ihnen die Leute (auf dem Boden) niedergestreckt sehen können, als wären sie Stämme hohler Palmen.
Which Allah imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
Then seest thou any of them left surviving?
Siehst du denn etwas von ihnen (übrig)geblieben?
Then do you see of them any remains?
فهل ترى لهم من باقية
فَهَلْ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٍ
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
Und es begingen Fir'aun und wer vor ihm war und die umgestürzten Städte Vergehen.
And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities with sin.
وجاء فرعون ومن قبله والمؤتفكات بالخاطئة
وَجَآءَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَن قَبْلَهُۥ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلْخَاطِئَةِ
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
So widersetzten sie sich den Gesandten ihres Herrn. Da ergriff Er sie mit stärker werdendem Griff.
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].
فعصوا رسول ربهم فأخذهم أخذة رابية
فَعَصَوْا۟ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
Gewiß, als das Wasser das Maß überschritt, trugen ja Wir euch auf dem fahrenden (Schiff),
Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship
إنا لما طغى الماء حملناكم في الجارية
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
um es für euch zu einer Erinnerung zu machen, und damit es von einem jeden aufnahmefähigen Ohr aufgenommen wird.
That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it.
لنجعلها لكم تذكرة وتعيها أذن واعية
لِنَجْعَلَهَا لَكُمْ تَذْكِرَةً وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٌ وَٰعِيَةٌ
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
Wenn ins Horn ein (einziges) Mal geblasen wird
Then when the Horn is blown with one blast
فإذا نفخ في الصور نفخة واحدة
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ نَفْخَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke, -
und Erde und Berge gehoben und dann mit einem einzigen Schlag zu Staub eingeebnet werden,
And the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَٱلْجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةً وَٰحِدَةً
On that Day shall the (Great) Event come to pass.
an jenem Tag dann trifft (die Stunde) ein, die eintreffen wird,
Then on that Day, the Resurrection will occur,
فيومئذ وقعت الواقعة
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَعَتِ ٱلْوَاقِعَةُ
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
und der Himmel spaltet sich, so daß er an jenem Tag brüchig wird,
And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.
وانشقت السماء فهي يومئذ واهية
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
und die Engel (befinden sich) an seinen Seiten. Und den Thron deines Herrn werden über ihnen an jenem Tag acht tragen.
And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
والملك على أرجائها ۚ ويحمل عرش ربك فوقهم يومئذ ثمانية
وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
An jenem Tag werdet ihr vorgeführt; nichts von euch wird verborgen bleiben.
That Day, you will be exhibited [for judgement]; not hidden among you is anything concealed.
يومئذ تعرضون لا تخفى منكم خافية
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُعْرَضُونَ لَا تَخْفَىٰ مِنكُمْ خَافِيَةٌ
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "Ihr da, lest mein Buch.
So as for he who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, "Here, read my record!
فأما من أوتي كتابه بيمينه فيقول هاؤم اقرءوا كتابيه
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقْرَءُوا۟ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
Ich glaubte ja, daß ich meiner Abrechnung begegnen werde."
Indeed, I was certain that I would be meeting my account."
إني ظننت أني ملاق حسابيه
إِنِّى ظَنَنتُ أَنِّى مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ
And he will be in a life of Bliss,
So wird er in einem zufriedenen Leben sein,
So he will be in a pleasant life -
فهو في عيشة راضية
فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ
In a Garden on high,
in einem hohen Garten,
In an elevated garden,
في جنة عالية
فِى جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ
The Fruits whereof (will hang in bunches) low and near.
dessen Pflückobst herabhängt.
Its [fruit] to be picked hanging near.
قطوفها دانية
قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
Eßt und trinkt als wohlbekömmlich für das, was ihr früher in den vergangenen Tagen getan habt.
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past."
كلوا واشربوا هنيئا بما أسلفتم في الأيام الخالية
كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَآ أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِى ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْخَالِيَةِ
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch in seine Linke gegeben wird, der wird sagen: "O wäre mir doch mein Buch nicht gegeben worden!
But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, "Oh, I wish I had not been given my record
وأما من أوتي كتابه بشماله فيقول يا ليتني لم أوت كتابيه
وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِىَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى لَمْ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهْ
"And that I had never realised how my account (stood)!
Und wüßte ich nicht, was meine Abrechnung ist!
And had not known what is my account.
ولم أدر ما حسابيه
وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَهْ
"Ah! Would that (Death) had made an end of me!
O wäre dies doch nur das Ende (meines Lebens)!
I wish my death had been the decisive one.
يا ليتها كانت القاضية
يَٰلَيْتَهَا كَانَتِ ٱلْقَاضِيَةَ
"Of no profit to me has been my wealth!
Nicht nützt mir mein Besitz.
My wealth has not availed me.
ما أغنى عني ماليه ۜ
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنِّى مَالِيَهْ
"My power has perished from me!"...
Vernichtet ist meine Macht(fülle)."
Gone from me is my authority."
هلك عني سلطانيه
هَلَكَ عَنِّى سُلْطَٰنِيَهْ
(The stern command will say): "Seize ye him, and bind ye him,
- "Nehmt ihn und fesselt ihn dann.
[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
خذوه فغلوه
خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ
"And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Hierauf setzt ihn dem Höllenbrand aus.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
ثم الجحيم صلوه
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
Hierauf steckt ihn in eine Kette, deren Länge siebzig Ellen ist.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
ثم في سلسلة ذرعها سبعون ذراعا فاسلكوه
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
Er pflegte nämlich nicht an Allah, den Allgewaltigen zu glauben
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great,
إنه كان لا يؤمن بالله العظيم
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
und nicht zur Speisung des Armen anzuhalten.
Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor.
ولا يحض على طعام المسكين
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
"So no friend hath he here this Day.
So hat er hier heute keinen warmherzigen Freund
So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend
فليس له اليوم هاهنا حميم
فَلَيْسَ لَهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ هَٰهُنَا حَمِيمٌ
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
und auch keine Speise außer Jauche,
Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds;
ولا طعام إلا من غسلين
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينٍ
"Which none do eat but those in sin."
die nur diejenigen essen, die Verfehlungen begangen haben."
None will eat it except the sinners.
لا يأكله إلا الخاطئون
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
So I do call to witness what ye see,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei dem, was ihr seht,
So I swear by what you see
فلا أقسم بما تبصرون
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَا تُبْصِرُونَ
And what ye see not,
und dem, was ihr nicht seht.
And what you do not see
وما لا تبصرون
وَمَا لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
That this is verily the word of an honoured messenger;
Das sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.
إنه لقول رسول كريم
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
das sind nicht die Worte eines Dichters. Wie wenig ihr glaubt!
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
وما هو بقول شاعر ۚ قليلا ما تؤمنون
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
Und es sind auch nicht die Worte eines Wahrsagers. Wie wenig ihr bedenkt!
Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
ولا بقول كاهن ۚ قليلا ما تذكرون
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
(Es ist) eine Offenbarung vom Herrn der Weltenbewohner.
[It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.
تنزيل من رب العالمين
تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
Und wenn er sich gegen Uns einige Aussprüche selbst ausgedacht hätte,
And if Muhammad had made up about Us some [false] sayings,
ولو تقول علينا بعض الأقاويل
وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ
We should certainly seize him by his right hand,
hätten Wir ihn sicherlich an der Rechten gefaßt
We would have seized him by the right hand;
لأخذنا منه باليمين
لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
und ihm hierauf sicherlich die Herzader durchschnitten,
Then We would have cut from him the aorta.
ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعْنَا مِنْهُ ٱلْوَتِينَ
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
und niemand von euch hätte (Uns) dann von ihm abhalten können.
And there is no one of you who could prevent [Us] from him.
فما منكم من أحد عنه حاجزين
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ عَنْهُ حَٰجِزِينَ
But verily this is a Message for the Allah - fearing.
Er ist wahrlich eine Erinnerung für die Gottesfürchtigen.
And indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder for the righteous.
وإنه لتذكرة للمتقين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
Und Wir wissen wahrlich, daß es unter euch Leugner gibt.
And indeed, We know that among you are deniers.
وإنا لنعلم أن منكم مكذبين
وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
Und er ist wahrlich (ein Grund zum) Gram für die Ungläubigen.
And indeed, it will be [a cause of] regret upon the disbelievers.
وإنه لحسرة على الكافرين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسْرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
But verily it is Truth of assured certainty.
Und er ist wahrlich die reine Gewißheit.
And indeed, it is the truth of certainty.
وإنه لحق اليقين
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَقُّ ٱلْيَقِينِ
So glorify the name of thy Lord Most High.
Darum preise den Namen deines Allgewaltigen Herrn.
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
فسبح باسم ربك العظيم
فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ