Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit 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 he who thinks himself without need,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
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.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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 he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for 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 He eased the way 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 He causes his death and provides a grave for 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 wills, He will resurrect him.
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.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at 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 poured down water in torrents,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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 a man will flee 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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ