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,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
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).
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you attend;
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him dost thou attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as to him who came to you running,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
In the hands of scribes (angels).
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Honourable and obedient.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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 hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let man look at his food:
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
We pour forth water in abundance.
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
And We split the earth in clefts.
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olives and date-palms,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens dense with many trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And from his wife and his children.
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
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 beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
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 be dust - stained,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Darkness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them:
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
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.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ