Chapter 80, 42 verses
The Prophet frowned and turned away
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
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).
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)? -
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?
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,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him you give attention.
To him dost thou attend;
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).
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,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
While he fears [Allah],
And with fear (in his heart),
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
From him you are distracted.
Of him wast thou unmindful.
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:
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
So whoever wills may remember it.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted and purified,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Noble and dutiful.
Honourable and Pious and Just.
edlen, frommen.
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what substance did He create him?
From what stuff hath He created 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;
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;
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;
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).
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.
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):
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
How We poured down water in torrents,
For that We pour forth water 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,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And caused to grow within it grain
And produce therein corn,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And grapes and herbage
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And olive and palm trees
And Olives and Dates,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruit and grass -
And fruits and fodder, -
und Früchte und Futter,
[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.
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
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,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And his mother and his father
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his wife and his children,
And from his wife and his children.
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.
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,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
Laughing, rejoicing.
lachen und sich freuen.
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.
Blackness will cover them.
Blackness will 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.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.