《古尔亚麦》(复活)
Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection)
序言
Prologue
这一章包含了如此众多的真理、场景、画面、特殊的效果、语调和触动,没有一颗专注的心能够轻易承受或摆脱它们。此外,它独特的文体和音乐般的韵律也共同增强了其感染力,使之达到一种同样难以抗拒或难以放下的程度。它以两节简短而独特的经文开始,谈及复活日和自责的灵魂:"我确实不以复活日起誓,我确实不以自责的灵魂起誓!"(第1—2节)随后,本章继续以一段论述展开,从头到尾都与人的灵魂和复活日相关,并且常常将二者联系在一起。仿佛开头的这两节经文概括了整章的主题,又或者它们为全章定下了基调,以精妙而优美的方式影响着全章的音调。
This surah puts forward such a great number of truths, scenes, images, special effects, tones and touches that no attentive heart can easily handle or escape from them. Furthermore, its distinctive style and musical cadence also combine to enhance its effect and bring it to a level that is again difficult to resist or to shed. It starts with two short verses with distinctive notes about the Day of Resurrection and the self-reproaching soul: ‘7 need not swear by the Day of Resurrection and I need not swear by the self reproaching soul!” (Verses 1—2) The surah then continues with a discourse that from start to finish relates to both the human soul and the Day of Resurrection, often coupling them together. It is as if the opening two verses sum up the subject matter of the whole surah, or that they set the tone influencing its notes in a fine and beautiful way.