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,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
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 not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance did He create him?
Of 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 a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it 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 his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Let man consider his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
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 have upon them dust.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.