Chapter 79, 46 verses
By the (angels) who tear out (the souls of the wicked) with violence;
Bei den mit Heftigkeit Entreißenden
By those [angels] who extract with violence
By those who gently draw out (the souls of the blessed);
und den leicht Herausziehenden
And [by] those who remove with ease
And by those who glide along (on errands of mercy),
und den unbeschwert Dahingleitenden,
And [by] those who glide [as if] swimming
Then press forward as in a race,
den allem Vorauseilenden,
And those who race each other in a race
Then arrange to do (the Commands of their Lord),
den eine Angelegenheit Regelnden!
And those who arrange [each] matter,
One Day everything that can be in commotion will be in violent commotion,
Am Tag, da das Zittern einsetzt
On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation],
Followed by oft - repeated (commotions):
und das nächste hinterherfolgt,
There will follow it the subsequent [one].
Hearts that Day will be in agitation;
(gewisse) Herzen werden an jenem Tag beunruhigt klopfen,
Hearts, that Day, will tremble,
Cast down will be (their owners') eyes.
und ihre Blicke werden demütig sein.
Their eyes humbled.
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 are [presently] saying, "Will 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 if we should be decayed bones?
They say: "It would, in that case, be a return with loss!"
Sie sagen: "Das wäre dann eine verlustreiche Wiederkehr."
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,
Es wird nur ein einziger erschreckender Schrei sein,
Indeed, it will be but one shout,
When, behold, they will be in the (full) awakening (to Judgment).
und sogleich sind sie auf der Oberfläche.
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface.
Has the story of Moses reached thee?
Ist zu dir die Geschichte Musas gekommen?
Has there reached you the story of 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 to 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 Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
"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 [be willing to] purify yourself
"'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 let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
Then did (Moses) show him the Great Sign.
Da zeigte er ihm das größte Zeichen.
And he showed him the greatest sign,
But (Pharaoh) rejected it and disobeyed (guidance);
Er aber erklärte (es) für Lüge und widersetzte sich.
But Pharaoh denied 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.
Then he collected (his men) and made a proclamation,
Da versammelte er (das Volk) und rief dann aus.
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Saying, "I am your Lord, Most High".
Er sagte: "Ich bin euer höchster Herr."
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
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 in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].
Verily in this is an instructive warning for whosoever feareth (Allah).
Darin ist wahrlich eine Lehre für jemanden, der gottesfürchtig ist.
Indeed in that is a warning for whoever would fear [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 a more difficult creation or is the heaven? Allah constructed it.
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 ceiling and proportioned 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.
And He darkened its night and extracted its brightness.
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.
He extracted from it its water and its pasture,
And the mountains hath He firmly fixed; -
Und die Berge, Er hat sie fest gegründet.
And the mountains He set firmly
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
(Dies) als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
As provision for you and your grazing livestock.
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event), -
Wenn dann der größte, überwältigende Umsturz kommt,
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity -
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 will remember that for which he strove,
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 Hellfire will be exposed for [all] those who see -
Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds,
was den (denjenigen) angeht, wer das Maß (an Frevel) überschritten
So as for he who transgressed
And had preferred the life of this world,
und das diesseitige Leben vorgezogen hat,
And preferred the life of the world,
The Abode will be Hell - Fire;
gewiß, so wird der Höllenbrand (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge.
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 he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Their abode will be the Garden.
so wird der (Paradies)garten (ihm) Zufluchtsort sein.
Then indeed, Paradise will be [his] refuge.
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], about the Hour: when is its arrival?
Wherein art thou (concerned) with the declaration thereof?
Was hast du über sie zu erwähnen?
In what [position] are you that you should mention it?
With thy Lord in the Limit fixed therefor.
Zu deinem Herrn ist ihr Endziel.
To your Lord is its finality.
Thou art but a Warner for such as fear it.
Du bist nur ein Überbringer von Warnungen für jemanden, der sie fürchtet.
You 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
It will be, on the Day they see it, as though they had not remained [in the world] except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.