He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) 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 there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
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,
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
To him do you address yourself.
To him you attend;
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as to him who came to you running,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And he fears,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
In honored books,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
In the hands of scribes
In the hands of scribes (angels).
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and obedient.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Of what thing did He create him?
From what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance did He create him?
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Then let man look to his food,
Then let man look at his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
We pour forth water in abundance.
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in clefts.
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And the olive and the palm,
And olives and date-palms,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And thick gardens,
And gardens dense with many trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
A provision for you and for your cattle.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
But when the deafening cry comes,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
And his mother and his father,
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his spouse and his son - -
And from his wife and his children.
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Darkness shall cover them.
Darkness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.