Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
AAabasa watawalla
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
An jaahu alaAAma
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Wama yudreeka laAAallahu yazzakka
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Aw yaththakkaru fatanfaAAahu alththikra
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Amma mani istaghna
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
Faanta lahu tasadda
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Wama AAalayka alla yazzakka
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Waamma man jaaka yasAAa
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
And he fears,
Wahuwa yakhsha
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Faanta AAanhu talahha
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Kalla innaha tathkiratun
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Faman shaa thakarahu
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
Fee suhufin mukarramatin
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
MarfooAAatin mutahharatin
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
Biaydee safaratin
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
Kiramin bararatin
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Qutila alinsanu ma akfarahu
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
Min ayyi shayin khalaqahu
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Min nutfatin khalaqahu faqaddarahu
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Thumma alssabeela yassarahu
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Thumma amatahu faaqbarahu
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Thumma itha shaa ansharahu
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Kalla lamma yaqdi ma amarahu
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Falyanthuri alinsanu ila taAAamihi
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Anna sababna almaa sabban
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Thumma shaqaqna alarda shaqqan
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
Faanbatna feeha habban
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
WaAAinaban waqadban
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
Wazaytoonan wanakhlan
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
Wahadaiqa ghulban
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
Wafakihatan waabban
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Faitha jaati alssakhkhatu
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
Yawma yafirru almaro min akheehi
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
Waommihi waabeehi
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
Wasahibatihi wabaneehi
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Likulli imriin minhum yawmaithin shanun yughneehi
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Wujoohun yawmaithin musfiratun
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
Dahikatun mustabshiratun
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Wawujoohun yawmaithin AAalayha ghabaratun
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
Tarhaquha qataratun
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Olaika humu alkafaratu alfajaratu