Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because the blind man came unto him.
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
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
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
Unto him thou payest regard.
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
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
And hath fear,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
From him thou art distracted.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
On honoured leaves
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Set down) by scribes
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Noble and righteous.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
From what thing doth He create 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,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Then He eased the way for him;
Then maketh the way easy 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,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
Let man consider his food:
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
How We pour water in showers
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then split the earth in clefts
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
And cause the grain to grow therein
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and green fodder
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and grasses:
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Provision for you and your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the Shout cometh
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
On the day when a man fleeth 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 spouse and his son - -
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 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.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.