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
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
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?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
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 not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
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]
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance 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.
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way 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 his death and provides a grave for him.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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.
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.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Let man consider his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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
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 wife and his children,
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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ