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