Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because the blind man came unto him.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his spouse and his son - -
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, joyous.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ