Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Let man consider his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his spouse and his son - -
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ