Chapter 80, 42 verses
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because the blind man came unto him.
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
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.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
And hath fear,
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him thou art distracted.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
On honoured leaves
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
(Set down) by scribes
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and righteous.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what thing doth 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 sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then maketh the way 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Let man consider his food:
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then split the earth in clefts
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
And cause the grain to grow therein
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and green fodder
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and grasses:
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the Shout cometh
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Veiled in darkness,
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.