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