Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) frowned and turned away.
He frowned and turned (his) back,
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man (i.e. 'Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was preaching to one or some of the Quraish chiefs).
Because there came to him the blind man.
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you attend;
To him do you address yourself.
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from disbelief: you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the Message of Allah).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as to him who came to you running,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
And he fears,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
From him will you divert yourself.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
In honored books,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
Exalted, purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
In the hands of scribes
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and obedient.
Noble, virtuous.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look at his food:
Then let man look to his food,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
We pour forth water in abundance.
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in clefts.
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And grapes and clover,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olives and date-palms,
And the olive and the palm,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens dense with many trees,
And thick gardens,
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
And fruits and herbage
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
But when the deafening cry comes,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
Laughing, joyous.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Such will be the Kafarah (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, and in His Messenger Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, etc.), the Fajarah (wicked evil doers).
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.