Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
The Prophet frowned and turned away
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man, [interrupting].
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
But what would make you perceive, [O Muhammad], that perhaps he might be purified
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or be reminded and the remembrance would benefit him?
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for he who thinks himself without need,
To him dost thou attend;
فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him you give attention.
Though it is no blame to thee if he grow not (in spiritual understanding).
وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ
obgleich es dich nicht zu kümmern hat, daß er sich nicht läutern will.
And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified.
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge]
And with fear (in his heart),
وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
While he fears [Allah],
Of him wast thou unmindful.
فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him you are distracted.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌ
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder;
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
فَمَن شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So whoever wills may remember it.
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
[It is recorded] in honored sheets,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
مَّرْفُوعَةٍ مُّطَهَّرَةٍ
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted and purified,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
[Carried] by the hands of messenger - angels,
Honourable and Pious and Just.
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
edlen, frommen.
Noble and dutiful.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
From what substance did He create him?
From a sperm - drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
Aus einem Samentropfen hat Er ihn erschaffen und ihm dabei sein Maß festgesetzt.
From a sperm - drop He created him and destined for him;
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then He eased the way for him;
Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
Hierauf läßt Er ihn sterben und bringt ihn dann ins Grab.
Then He causes his death and provides a grave for him.
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنشَرَهُ
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He wills, He will resurrect him.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
No! Man has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِهِ
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let mankind look at his food -
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
أَنَّا صَبَبْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبًّا
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
How We poured down water in torrents,
And We split the earth in fragments,
ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We broke open the earth, splitting [it with sprouts],
And produce therein corn,
فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
And caused to grow within it grain
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and herbage
And Olives and Dates,
وَزَيْتُونًا وَنَخْلًا
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And olive and palm trees
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And gardens of dense shrubbery
And fruits and fodder, -
وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruit and grass -
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
مَّتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
[As] enjoyment for you and your grazing livestock.
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الصَّاخَّةُ
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when there comes the Deafening Blast
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
يَوْمَ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
On the Day a man will flee from his brother
And from his mother and his father,
وَأُمِّهِ وَأَبِيهِ
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father
And from his wife and his children.
وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَبَنِيهِ
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his wife and his children,
Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others.
لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَأْنٌ يُغْنِيهِ
jedermann von ihnen wird an jenem Tag eine Angelegenheit haben, die ihn beschäftigt.
For every man, that Day, will be a matter adequate for him.
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
[Some] faces, that Day, will be bright -
Laughing, rejoicing.
ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, rejoicing at good news.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And [other] faces, that Day, will have upon them dust.
Blackness will cover them:
تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Blackness will cover them.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَفَرَةُ الْفَجَرَةُ
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
Those are the disbelievers, the wicked ones.