Chapter 80, 42 verses
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
so widmest du dich ihm,
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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 he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
edlen, frommen.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did 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 sperm - drop He created him and destined for 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 He eased the way for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for 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 wills, He will resurrect him.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
und Früchte und Futter,
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee 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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(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, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.