Chapter 80, 42 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man.
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
To him you give attention.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
From him you are distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
So whoever wills may remember it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
From what substance did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create him?
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
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,
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Then He eased the way for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
No! Man has not yet accomplished 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.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
Then let mankind look at his food -
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
How We poured down water in torrents,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And grapes and herbage
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And olive and palm trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
And fruit and grass -
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father,
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his spouse and his son - -
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
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.
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.