Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
Because there came to him the blind man.
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
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)? -
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As for he who thinks himself without need,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
To him do you address yourself.
so widmest du dich ihm,
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).
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
And he fears,
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him will you divert yourself.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let him who pleases mind it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
In honored books,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
In the hands of scribes
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble, virtuous.
edlen, frommen.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Of what thing did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
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;
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (for him)
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Then let mankind look at his food -
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Then let man look to his food,
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and clover,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
And the olive and the palm,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And thick gardens,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and herbage
und Früchte und Futter,
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the deafening cry comes,
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
And his spouse and his son - -
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
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.
Every man of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, joyous.
lachen und sich freuen.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
Darkness shall cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.