The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
He frowned and turned (his) back,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عبس وتولى
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man.
أن جاءه الأعمى
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
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,
وما يدريك لعله يزكى
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
أو يذكر فتنفعه الذكرى
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
أما من استغنى
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
To him do you address yourself.
فأنت له تصدى
so widmest du dich ihm,
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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
وما عليك ألا يزكى
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
And he fears,
وهو يخشى
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
From him will you divert yourself.
فأنت عنه تلهى
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
كلا إنها تذكرة
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
So let him who pleases mind it.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
In honored books,
في صحف مكرمة
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Exalted, purified,
مرفوعة مطهرة
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
In the hands of scribes
بأيدي سفرة
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Noble, virtuous.
كرام بررة
edlen, frommen.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what substance did He create him?
Of what thing did He create him?
من أي شيء خلقه
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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,
من نطفة خلقه فقدره
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
ثم السبيل يسره
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
ثم أماته فأقبره
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
ثم إذا شاء أنشره
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
كلا لما يقض ما أمره
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look to his food,
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We poured down water in torrents,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
أنا صببنا الماء صبا
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
And grapes and clover,
وعنبا وقضبا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
And the olive and the palm,
وزيتونا ونخلا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And thick gardens,
وحدائق غلبا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and herbage
وفاكهة وأبا
und Früchte und Futter,
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
But when the deafening cry comes,
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
يوم يفر المرء من أخيه
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And his spouse and his son - -
وصاحبته وبنيه
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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.
لكل امرئ منهم يومئذ شأن يغنيه
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, joyous.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
lachen und sich freuen.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Darkness shall cover them.
ترهقها قترة
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ