Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) 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 there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
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
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
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.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create him?
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created 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 sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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 doth He make His path smooth 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 He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
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],
And We split the earth in fragments,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
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
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his spouse and his son - -
And his wife and his children,
And from 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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
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 that Day will be dust - stained,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.