The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
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
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
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 (interrupting).
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
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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 that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might 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 to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أما من استغنى
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
أَمَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
فأنت له تصدى
so widmest du dich ihm,
فَأَنتَ لَهُۥ تَصَدَّىٰ
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
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]
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وأما من جاءك يسعى
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
وَأَمَّا مَن جَآءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
وهو يخشى
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فأنت عنه تلهى
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كلا إنها تذكرة
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فمن شاء ذكره
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُۥ
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
في صحف مكرمة
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
فِى صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مرفوعة مطهرة
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍۭ
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بأيدي سفرة
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
بِأَيْدِى سَفَرَةٍ
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كرام بررة
edlen, frommen.
كِرَامٍۭ بَرَرَةٍ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قتل الإنسان ما أكفره
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created 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;
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
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 doth He make His path smooth 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 causeth him to die, and putteth him in his 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 it is His Will, He will raise him up (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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded 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 at his food, (and how We provide it):
فلينظر الإنسان إلى طعامه
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِۦٓ
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water 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],
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثم شققنا الأرض شقا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا ٱلْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
فأنبتنا فيها حبا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وعنبا وقضبا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
وزيتونا ونخلا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وحدائق غلبا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
وَحَدَآئِقَ غُلْبًا
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
وفاكهة وأبا
und Früchte und Futter,
وَفَٰكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
متاعا لكم ولأنعامكم
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
مَّتَٰعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَٰمِكُمْ
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فإذا جاءت الصاخة
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own 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 from his mother and his father,
وأمه وأبيه
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
وصاحبته وبنيه
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وجوه يومئذ مسفرة
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضاحكة مستبشرة
lachen und sich freuen.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
ووجوه يومئذ عليها غبرة
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
ترهقها قترة
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أولئك هم الكفرة الفجرة
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَفَرَةُ ٱلْفَجَرَةُ