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 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 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
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
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 to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
And with fear (in his heart),
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
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.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 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,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And We split the earth in fragments,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And produce therein corn,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And Olives and Dates,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and fodder, -
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
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,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
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 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.
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 beaming,
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
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 be dust - stained,
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.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.