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
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, [interrupting].
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
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 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 he who thinks himself without need,
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
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 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
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
While he fears [Allah],
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
From him you are distracted.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily 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 whoever wills may remember it.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Noble and dutiful.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth 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,
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 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 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 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.
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 mankind look at his food -
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
How We poured down water in torrents,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
And caused to grow within it grain
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and herbage
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And olive and palm trees
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
And fruit and grass -
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
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
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
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
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).
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,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
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 [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.