In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Chapter 80, 42 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
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).
أن جاءه الأعمى
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man.
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أما من استغنى
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
To him you attend;
فأنت له تصدى
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
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).
وما عليك ألا يزكى
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as to him who came to you running,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وهو يخشى
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فأنت عنه تلهى
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
في صحف مكرمة
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بأيدي سفرة
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
Honourable and obedient.
كرام بررة
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create him?
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم السبيل يسره
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Then let man look at his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
We pour forth water in abundance.
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وعنبا وقضبا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And olives and date-palms,
وزيتونا ونخلا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And gardens dense with many trees,
وحدائق غلبا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his spouse and his son - -
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضاحكة مستبشرة
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Darkness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
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).
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.