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