I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
Chapter 75, 40 verses
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Tag der Auferstehung.
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
And I do call to witness the self - reproaching spirit: (Eschew Evil).
Nein! Ich schwöre bei der Seele, die sich selbst tadelt.
And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Nay, I swear by the accusing soul (that this Scripture is true).
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß Wir seine Knochen nicht zusammenfügen werden?
Does man think that We will not assemble his bones?
Thinketh man that We shall not assemble his bones ?
Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers.
Ja doch! (Wir) haben die Macht dazu, seine Fingerspitzen zurechtzuformen.
Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.
Yea, verily. We are Able to restore his very fingers!
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
Aber nein! Der Mensch will (fortdauernd) vor sich hin lasterhaft sein.
But man desires to continue in sin.
But man would fain deny what is before him.
He questions: "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
Er fragt: "Wann wird bloß der Tag der Auferstehung sein?"
He asks, "When is the Day of Resurrection?"
He asketh: When will be this Day of Resurrection ?
At length, when the sight is dazed,
Wenn dann der Blick verwirrt ist
So when vision is dazzled
But when sight is confounded
And the moon is buried in darkness.
und der Mond sich verfinstert
And the moon darkens
And the moon is eclipsed
And the sun and moon are joined together, -
und Sonne und Mond zusammengebracht werden,
And the sun and the moon are joined,
And sun and moon are united,
That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"
wird der Mensch an jenem Tag sagen: "Wohin soll die Flucht sein?"
Man will say on that Day, "Where is the [place of] escape?"
On that day man will cry: Whither to flee!
By no means! No place of safety!
Keineswegs! (Es gibt) keine Zuflucht.
No! There is no refuge.
Alas! No refuge!
Before thy Lord (alone), that Day will be the place of rest.
Zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag der Weg zum Aufenthaltsort (führen).
To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.
Unto thy Lord is the recourse that day.
That Day will Man be told (all) that he put forward, and all that he put back.
Dem Menschen wird an jenem Tag kundgetan, was er vorausgeschickt und zurückgestellt hat.
Man will be that Day of what he sent ahead and kept back.
On that day man is told the tale of that which he hath sent before and left behind.
Nay, man will be evidence against himself,
Aber nein! Der Mensch wird bezüglich seiner selbst durchblicken,
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,
Oh, but man is a telling witness against himself,
Even though he were to put up his excuses.
auch wenn er seine Entschuldigungen vorbrächte .
Even if he presents his excuses.
Although he tender his excuses.
Move not thy tongue concerning the (Qur'an) to make haste therewith.
Bewege deine Zunge nicht damit, um ihn übereilt weiterzugeben.
Move not your tongue with it, [O Muhammad], to hasten with recitation of the Qur'an.
Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.
It is for Us to collect it and to promulgate it:
Uns obliegt es, ihn zusammenzustellen und ihn vorlesen zu lassen.
Indeed, upon Us is its collection [in your heart] and [to make possible] its recitation.
Lo! upon Us (resteth) the putting together thereof and the reading thereof.
But when We have promulgated it, follow thou its recital (as promulgated):
Und (erst) wenn Wir ihn vorgelesen haben, dann folge du der Art seines Vortragens".
So when We have recited it [through Gabriel], then follow its recitation.
And when We read it, follow thou the reading;
Nay more, it is for Us to explain it (and make it clear):
Hierauf obliegt es Uns, ihn klar darzulegen.
Then upon Us is its clarification [to you].
Then lo! upon Us (resteth) the explanation thereof.
Nay, (ye men!) but ye love the fleeting life,
Keineswegs! Vielmehr liebt ihr das schnell Eintreffende,
No! But you love the immediate
Nay, but ye do love the fleeting Now
And leave alone the Hereafter.
und laßt das Jenseits (außer acht).
And leave the Hereafter.
And neglect the Hereafter.
Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag strahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be radiant,
That day will faces be resplendent,
Looking towards their Lord;
zu ihrem Herrn schauen.
Looking at their Lord.
Looking toward their Lord;
And some faces, that Day, will be sad and dismal,
Und (die anderen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag finster sein;
And [some] faces, that Day, will be contorted,
And that day will other faces be despondent,
In the thought that some back - breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
die meinen, es würde ihnen das Rückgrat gebrochen.
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar - bone (in its exit),
Keineswegs! Wenn sie das Schlüsselbein erreicht
No! When the soul has reached the collar bones
Nay, but when the life cometh up to the throat
And there will be a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?"
und gesagt wird: "Wer ist ein Zauberer (, der ihn retten kann)?",
And it is said, "Who will cure [him]?"
And men say: Where is the wizard (who can save him now) ?
And he will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting;
und wenn er meint, daß es (jetzt) die Trennung sei,
And the dying one is certain that it is the [time of] separation
And he knoweth that it is the parting;
And one leg will be joined with another:
und wenn (bei ihm) sich das eine Bein um das andere legt,
And the leg is wound about the leg,
And agony is heaped on agony;
That Day the Drive will be (all) to thy Lord!
zu deinem Herrn wird an jenem Tag das Treiben sein.
To your Lord, that Day, will be the procession.
Unto thy Lord that day will be the driving.
So he gave nothing in charity, nor did he pray! -
Doch hielt er nicht (die Botschaft) für wahr noch betete er,
And the had not believed, nor had he prayed.
For he neither trusted, nor prayed.
But on the contrary, he rejected Truth and turned away!
sondern er erklärte (sie) für Lüge, und er kehrte sich ab.
But [instead], he denied and turned away.
But he denied and flouted.
Then did he stalk to his family in full conceit!
Hierauf ging er zu seinen Angehörigen, stolzierend.
And then he went to his people, swaggering [in pride].
Then went he to his folk with glee.
Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
- "Wehe dir, ja wehe!
Woe to you, and woe!
Nearer unto thee and nearer,
Again, Woe to thee, (O men!), yea, woe!
Abermals: Wehe dir, ja wehe!"
Then woe to you, and woe!
Again nearer unto thee and nearer (is the doom).
Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?
Meint der Mensch (etwa), daß er außer acht gelassen wird?
Does man think that he will be left neglected?
Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless ?
Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)?
Ist er nicht ein Tropfen von Samenflüssigkeit, die ausgespritzt wird,
Had he not been a sperm from semen emitted?
Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth ?
Then did he become a leech - like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion.
hierauf ein Anhängsel gewesen? Da hat Er erschaffen und zurechtgeformt
Then he was a clinging clot, and [Allah] created [his form] and proportioned [him]
Then he became a clot; then (Allah) shaped and fashioned
And of him He made two sexes, male and female.
und dann daraus beide Teile des Paares gemacht, das Männliche und das Weibliche.
And made of him two mates, the male and the female.
And made of him a pair, the male and female.
Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?
Hat dieser (Gott) nicht die Macht, die Toten wieder lebendig zu machen?
Is not that [Creator] Able to give life to the dead?
Is not He (Who doeth so) Able to bring the dead to life ?