Chapter 80, 42 verses
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,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
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,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
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?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
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),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him you give attention.
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
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
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
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,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
While he fears [Allah],
And hath fear,
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him you are distracted.
From him thou art distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
On honoured leaves
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Set down) by scribes
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble and dutiful.
Noble and righteous.
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what substance did He create him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
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,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
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)
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
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 läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
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.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
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.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Then let mankind look at his food -
Let man consider his food:
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
How We poured down water in torrents,
How We pour water in showers
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And caused to grow within it grain
And cause the grain to grow therein
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olive and palm trees
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and grasses:
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
Provision for you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the Shout cometh
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
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,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
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.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, joyous.
lachen und sich freuen.
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 auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Veiled in darkness,
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.