Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
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,
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
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)? -
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
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?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
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,
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him dost thou attend;
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
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 as to him who comes to you striving hard,
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 he fears,
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And with fear (in his heart),
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
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:
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
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;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
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 when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
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).
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
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.
Then let man look to his food,
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):
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And produce therein corn,
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And Olives and Dates,
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and fodder, -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
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,
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
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.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
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,
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them:
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.