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,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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,
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
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?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
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),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
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
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
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,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
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,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
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)
Then He eased the way for him;
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,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
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.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
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.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
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.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
(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,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
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,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.