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,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
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,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
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, [interrupting].
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أما من استغنى
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
To him you attend;
فأنت له تصدى
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
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 not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
But as to him who came to you running,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وهو يخشى
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فأنت عنه تلهى
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
في صحف مكرمة
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بأيدي سفرة
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Honourable and obedient.
كرام بررة
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
From what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance 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.
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثم السبيل يسره
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way 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 his death and provides a grave for him.
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 wills, He will resurrect him.
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.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Then let man look at his food:
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
We pour forth water in abundance.
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وعنبا وقضبا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And olives and date-palms,
وزيتونا ونخلا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And gardens dense with many trees,
وحدائق غلبا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
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 there comes the Deafening Blast
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the Day a man will flee 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 wife and his children,
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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضاحكة مستبشرة
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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 [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Darkness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will 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.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.