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