Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
The Prophet 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 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
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 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 considers himself free from need (of you),
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
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.
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]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance 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 a sperm - drop He created him and destined for 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 (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 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 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 he has not done what He bade him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
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 We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
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
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,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
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 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 -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
lachen und sich freuen.
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 (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.