Chapter 80, 42 verses
AAabasa watawalla
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
An jaahu alaAAma
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Amma mani istaghna
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Faanta lahu tasadda
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him dost thou attend;
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
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).
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Wahuwa yakhsha
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
And with fear (in his heart),
Faanta AAanhu talahha
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Faman shaa thakarahu
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Biaydee safaratin
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
Kiramin bararatin
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Anna sababna almaa sabban
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
And We split the earth in fragments,
Faanbatna feeha habban
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
And produce therein corn,
WaAAinaban waqadban
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And Olives and Dates,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
Wafakihatan waabban
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and fodder, -
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
Waommihi waabeehi
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
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).
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing.
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Tarhaquha qataratun
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them:
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.