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