Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(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].
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
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
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?
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit 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,
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
so widmest du dich ihm,
Unto him thou payest regard.
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).
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]
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And hath fear,
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him thou art distracted.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
On honoured leaves
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
(Set down) by scribes
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
edlen, frommen.
Noble and righteous.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what thing doth He create him ?
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;
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;
Then doth He make His path smooth 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.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
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.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
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.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath 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 -
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Let man consider his food:
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We pour water in showers
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And We split the earth in fragments,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then split the earth in clefts
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And cause the grain to grow therein
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and green fodder
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and grasses:
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
Provision for you and your cattle.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the Shout cometh
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
That Day shall a man flee from his own 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
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And his wife and his children,
And from 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.
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
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 -
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
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.
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will cover them:
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Veiled in darkness,
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.