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