Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
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].
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
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?
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,
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
To him you give attention.
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.
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]
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
While he fears [Allah],
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
From him you are distracted.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
So whoever wills may remember it.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Noble and dutiful.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
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.
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 (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 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 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 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:
Then let man look to his food,
Then let mankind look at 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,
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],
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And caused to grow within it grain
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And grapes and herbage
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And olive and palm trees
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
And fruit and grass -
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
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 deafening cry comes,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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
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 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 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,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
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.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall 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.