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,
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because the blind man came unto him.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
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
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.
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,
To him do you address yourself.
Unto him thou payest regard.
so widmest du dich ihm,
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.
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
And he fears,
And hath fear,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him will you divert yourself.
From him thou art distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
In honored books,
On honoured leaves
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
In the hands of scribes
(Set down) by scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and righteous.
edlen, frommen.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
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.
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 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 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.
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.
Then let man look to his food,
Let man consider his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then split the earth in clefts
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And cause the grain to grow therein
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and green fodder
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And the olive and the palm,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And thick gardens,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and grasses:
und Früchte und Futter,
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when the Shout cometh
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
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
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
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.
(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,
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
lachen und sich freuen.
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.
Darkness shall cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.