Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And hath fear,
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
lachen und sich freuen.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.