The Prophet frowned and turned away
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.
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
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.
عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
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).
أَن جَآءَهُ ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And how can you know that he might become pure (from sins)?
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or he might receive admonition, and the admonition might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰٓ
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinks himself self-sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
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.
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).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as to him who came to you running,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And is afraid (of Allah and His punishment).
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
Of him you are neglectful and divert your attention to another,
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, (do not do like this); indeed it (this Qur'an) is an admonition.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
(It is) in Records held (greatly) in honour (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz),
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted (in dignity), purified,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes (angels).
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
edlen, frommen.
Honourable and obedient.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Be cursed (the disbelieving) man! How ungrateful he is!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what substance did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing did He create him?
مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ
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 Nutfah (male and female semen drops) He created him and then set him in due proportion.
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُۥ فَقَدَّرَهُۥ
Then He eased the way for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He makes the Path easy for him.
ثُمَّ ٱلسَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُۥ
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes him to die and puts him in his grave.
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُۥ فَأَقْبَرَهُۥ
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when it is His Will, He will resurrect him (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَآءَ أَنشَرَهُۥ
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay, but (man) has not done what He commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ
Then let mankind look at his food -
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look at his food:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We poured down water in torrents,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
We pour forth water in abundance.
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا ٱلْمَآءَ صَبًّا
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And We split the earth in clefts.
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And We cause therein the grain to grow,
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle),
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olives and date-palms,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens dense with many trees,
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
Then when there comes As-Sakhkhah (the second blowing of the Trumpet on the Day of Resurrection)
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
That Day shall a man flee from his brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
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.
Everyman that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.
لِكُلِّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Some faces that Day will be bright (true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news (of Paradise).
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And other faces, that Day, will be dust-stained.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness will cover them.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
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).
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ