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,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you attend;
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.
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as to him who came to you running,
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and obedient.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing did He create him?
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
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 and puts him in his grave.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Let man consider his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look at his food:
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
We pour forth water in abundance.
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in clefts.
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olives and date-palms,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
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.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness will cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).