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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him dost thou attend;
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.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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 doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath 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 man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
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
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
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
That Day shall a man flee from his own 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 from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from 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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing.
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 be dust - stained,
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.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.