Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. He 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 the blind man came unto him.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
What could inform thee but that he might grow (in grace)
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
Or take heed and so the reminder might avail him ?
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
As for him who thinketh himself independent,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
To him dost thou attend;
Unto him thou payest regard.
To him you give attention.
so widmest du dich ihm,
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
Yet it is not thy concern if he grow not (in grace).
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.
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
But as for him who cometh unto thee with earnest purpose
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And with fear (in his heart),
And hath fear,
While he fears [Allah],
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
Of him wast thou unmindful.
From him thou art distracted.
From him you are distracted.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Nay, but verily it is an Admonishment,
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
So let whosoever will pay heed to it,
So whoever wills may remember it.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
On honoured leaves
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
Exalted, purified,
Exalted and purified,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
(Set down) by scribes
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
Honourable and Pious and Just.
Noble and righteous.
Noble and dutiful.
edlen, frommen.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Man is (self - )destroyed: how ungrateful!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
From what stuff hath He created him?
From what thing doth He create him ?
From what substance did He create him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him,
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Then maketh the way easy for him,
Then He eased the way for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
Then causeth him to die, and burieth him;
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Nay, but (man) hath not done what He commanded him.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
Let man consider his food:
Then let mankind look at his food -
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
How We pour water in showers
How We poured down water in torrents,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
And We split the earth in fragments,
Then split the earth in clefts
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
And produce therein corn,
And cause the grain to grow therein
And caused to grow within it grain
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And grapes and green fodder
And grapes and herbage
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And Olives and Dates,
And olive - trees and palm - trees
And olive and palm trees
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
And garden - closes of thick foliage
And gardens of dense shrubbery
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And fruits and fodder, -
And fruits and grasses:
And fruit and grass -
und Früchte und Futter,
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
Provision for you and your cattle.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
But when the Shout cometh
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
And from his mother and his father,
And his mother and his father
And his mother and his father
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And from his wife and his children.
And his wife and his children,
And his wife and his children,
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
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.
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
Laughing, rejoicing.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
lachen und sich freuen.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
Blackness will cover them:
Veiled in darkness,
Blackness will cover them.
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.