Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because the blind man came unto him.
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him you give attention.
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
While he fears [Allah],
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
From him you are distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
Exalted and purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
Noble and dutiful.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
From what substance did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
Then He eased the way for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
Then let mankind look at his food -
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
And caused to grow within it grain
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and herbage
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And olive and palm trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruit and grass -
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Blackness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.