The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
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.
Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
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.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
أن جاءه الأعمى
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).
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
أما من استغنى
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
To him you give attention.
فأنت له تصدى
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you attend;
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
وما عليك ألا يزكى
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).
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as to him who came to you running,
While he fears [Allah],
وهو يخشى
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
From him you are distracted.
فأنت عنه تلهى
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
كلا إنها تذكرة
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
So whoever wills may remember it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
في صحف مكرمة
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
Exalted and purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
بأيدي سفرة
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
Noble and dutiful.
كرام بررة
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and obedient.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
From what substance did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing did He create him?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
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.
Then He eased the way for him;
ثم السبيل يسره
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
ثم أماته فأقبره
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look at his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
We pour forth water in abundance.
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in clefts.
And caused to grow within it grain
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
And grapes and herbage
وعنبا وقضبا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
And olive and palm trees
وزيتونا ونخلا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olives and date-palms,
And gardens of dense shrubbery
وحدائق غلبا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens dense with many trees,
And fruit and grass -
وفاكهة وأبا
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
And his mother and his father
وأمه وأبيه
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
And his wife and his children,
وصاحبته وبنيه
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
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.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
Blackness will cover them.
ترهقها قترة
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness will cover them.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
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).