When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Chapter 81, 29 verses
When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up;
Wenn die Sonne umschlungen wird'
When the sun is wrapped up [in darkness]
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم إذا الشمس كورت
إِذَا ٱلشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
When the stars fall, losing their lustre;
und wenn die Sterne verstreut werden
And when the stars fall, dispersing,
وإذا النجوم انكدرت
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتْ
When the mountains vanish (like a mirage);
und wenn die Berge versetzt werden
And when the mountains are removed
وإذا الجبال سيرت
وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
When the she - camels, ten months with young, are left untended;
und wenn die trächtigen Kamelstuten vernachlässigt werden
And when full - term she - camels are neglected
وإذا العشار عطلت
وَإِذَا ٱلْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations);
und wenn die wilden Tiere versammelt werden
And when the wild beasts are gathered
وإذا الوحوش حشرت
وَإِذَا ٱلْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
When the oceans boil over with a swell;
und wenn die Meere zum Überfließen gebracht werden
And when the seas are filled with flame
وإذا البحار سجرت
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like);
und wenn die Seelen gepaart werden
And when the souls are paired
وإذا النفوس زوجت
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
When the female (infant), buried alive, is questioned -
und wenn das lebendig begrabene Mädchen gefragt wird,
And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
وإذا الموءودة سئلت
وَإِذَا ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتْ
For what crime she was killed;
wegen welcher Sünde es getötet wurde,
For what sin she was killed
بأي ذنب قتلت
بِأَىِّ ذَنۢبٍ قُتِلَتْ
When the scrolls are laid open;
und wenn die Blätter aufgeschlagen werden
And when the pages are made public
وإذا الصحف نشرت
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
When the world on High is unveiled;
und wenn der Himmel abgezogen wird
And when the sky is stripped away
وإذا السماء كشطت
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتْ
When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;
und wenn die Hölle angefacht wird
And when Hellfire is set ablaze
وإذا الجحيم سعرت
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
And when the Garden is brought near; -
und wenn der (Paradies)garten nahe herangebracht wird,
And when Paradise is brought near,
وإذا الجنة أزلفت
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
(Then) shall each soul know what it has put forward.
wird eine (jede) Seele erfahren, was sie vorgebracht hat.
A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it].
علمت نفس ما أحضرت
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أَحْضَرَتْ
So verily I call to witness the planets - that recede,
Nein! Ich schwöre bei den sich Verbergenden,
So I swear by the retreating stars -
فلا أقسم بالخنس
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ
Go straight, or hide;
den Dahinziehenden und sich wieder Zeigenden
Those that run [their courses] and disappear -
الجوار الكنس
ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ
And the Night as it dissipates;
und bei der Nacht, wenn sie anbricht,
And by the night as it closes in
والليل إذا عسعس
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
And the Dawn as it breathes away the darkness; -
und bei dem Morgen, wenn er Atem schöpft:
And by the dawn when it breathes
والصبح إذا تنفس
وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger,
Dies sind wahrlich die Worte eines edlen Gesandten,
[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger
إنه لقول رسول كريم
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne,
Besitzer von Kraft und beim Herrn des Thrones in Ansehen,
[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين
ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى ٱلْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
With authority there, (and) faithful to his trust.
dem man dort gehorcht und (der) vertrauenswürdig (ist).
Obeyed there [in the heavens] and trustworthy.
مطاع ثم أمين
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
And (O people!) your companion is not one possessed;
Und euer Gefährte ist kein Besessener.
And your companion is not [at all] mad.
وما صاحبكم بمجنون
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon.
Er hat ihn ja am deutlichen Gesichtskreis gesehen,
And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.
ولقد رآه بالأفق المبين
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen.
und er hält nicht aus Geiz das Verborgene zurück.
And Muhammad is not a withholder of [knowledge of] the unseen.
وما هو على الغيب بضنين
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed.
Und es sind nicht die Worte eines gesteinigten Satans.
And the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].
وما هو بقول شيطان رجيم
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ
When whither go ye?
Wo geht ihr denn hin?
So where are you going?
فأين تذهبون
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Verily this is no less than a Message to (all) the Worlds:
Es ist nur eine Ermahnung für die Weltenbewohner,
It is not except a reminder to the worlds
إن هو إلا ذكر للعالمين
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ
(With profit) to whoever among you wills to go straight:
für jemanden von euch, der sich recht verhalten will.
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم
لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, - the Cherisher of the Worlds.
Und ihr könnt nicht wollen, außer daß Allah will, (Er), der Herr der Weltenbewohner.
And you do not will except that Allah wills - Lord of the worlds.
وما تشاءون إلا أن يشاء الله رب العالمين
وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ