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.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
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).
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
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).
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.
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
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.
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
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.
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
lachen und sich freuen.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
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).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.