Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
The Prophet frowned and turned away
AAabasa watawalla
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
An jaahu alaAAma
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Amma mani istaghna
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him you give attention.
Faanta lahu tasadda
so widmest du dich ihm,
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And hath fear,
While he fears [Allah],
Wahuwa yakhsha
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him thou art distracted.
From him you are distracted.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
On honoured leaves
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
(Set down) by scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Biaydee safaratin
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble and righteous.
Noble and dutiful.
Kiramin bararatin
edlen, frommen.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what substance did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He eased the way for him;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Let man consider his food:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
How We pour water in showers
How We poured down water in torrents,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And cause the grain to grow therein
And caused to grow within it grain
Faanbatna feeha habban
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and herbage
WaAAinaban waqadban
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And olive and palm trees
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And gardens of dense shrubbery
Wahadaiqa ghulban
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and grasses:
And fruit and grass -
Wafakihatan waabban
und Früchte und Futter,
Provision for you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the Shout cometh
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
Waommihi waabeehi
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
lachen und sich freuen.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.