In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because the blind man came unto him.
أن جاءه الأعمى
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أما من استغنى
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
فأنت له تصدى
To him dost thou attend;
so widmest du dich ihm,
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وأما من جاءك يسعى
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
وهو يخشى
And with fear (in his heart),
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
Of him wast thou unmindful.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كلا إنها تذكرة
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فمن شاء ذكره
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
في صحف مكرمة
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
بأيدي سفرة
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
كرام بررة
Honourable and Pious and Just.
edlen, frommen.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
من أي شيء خلقه
From what stuff hath He created him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثم السبيل يسره
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثم أماته فأقبره
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Let man consider his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
And We split the earth in fragments,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
And produce therein corn,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
وعنبا وقضبا
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
And Olives and Dates,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وحدائق غلبا
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
وفاكهة وأبا
And fruits and fodder, -
und Früchte und Futter,
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
And from his wife and his children.
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضاحكة مستبشرة
Laughing, rejoicing.
lachen und sich freuen.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
ترهقها قترة
Blackness will cover them:
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ