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 could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
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?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
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,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him dost thou attend;
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.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
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:
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what stuff hath He created 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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
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).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
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):
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
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,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from 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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing.
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 be dust - stained,
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.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ