Chapter 80, 42 verses
(The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
Er blickte düster und kehrte sich ab,
He frowned and turned (his) back,
Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
weil der Blinde zu ihm kam.
Because there came to him the blind man.
But what could tell thee but that perchance he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? -
Was läßt dich wissen, vielleicht läutert er sich
And what would make you know that he would purify himself,
Or that he might receive admonition, and the teaching might profit him?
oder bedenkt, so daß ihm die Ermahnung nützt.
Or become reminded so that the reminder should profit him?
As to one who regards Himself as self - sufficient,
Was nun jemanden angeht, der sich für unbedürftig hält,
As for him who considers himself free from need (of you),
To him dost thou attend;
so widmest du dich ihm,
To him do you address yourself.
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.
And no blame is on you if he would not purify himself
But as to him who came to thee striving earnestly,
Was aber jemanden angeht, der zu dir geeilt kommt
And as to him who comes to you striving hard,
And with fear (in his heart),
und dabei gottesfürchtig ist,
And he fears,
Of him wast thou unmindful.
von dem läßt du dich ablenken.
From him will you divert yourself.
By no means (should it be so)! For it is indeed a Message of instruction:
Keineswegs! Gewiß, es ist eine Erinnerung.
Nay! surely it is an admonishment.
Therefore let whoso will, keep it in remembrance.
Wer nun will, gedenkt seiner.
So let him who pleases mind it.
(It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
(Er steht) auf in Ehren gehaltenen Blättern,
In honored books,
Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
erhöhten und rein gehaltenen,
Exalted, purified,
(Written) by the hands of scribes -
durch die Hände von Entsandten,
In the hands of scribes
Honourable and Pious and Just.
edlen, frommen.
Noble, virtuous.
Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
Tod dem Menschen, wie undankbar er ist!
Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he!
From what stuff hath He created him?
Woraus hat Er ihn erschaffen?
Of what thing did He create 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.
Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure,
Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
Den Weg hierauf macht Er ihm leicht.
Then (as for) the way - - He has made it easy (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 He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave,
Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again).
Hierauf, wenn Er will, läßt Er ihn auferstehen.
Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again.
By no means hath he fulfilled what Allah hath commanded him.
Keineswegs! Er hat noch nicht ausgeführt, was Er ihm befohlen hat.
Nay; but he has not done what He bade him.
Then let man look at his food, (and how We provide it):
So schaue der Mensch doch auf seine Nahrung:
Then let man look to his food,
For that We pour forth water in abundance,
Wir gießen ja Güsse von Wasser,
That We pour down the water, pouring (it) down in abundance,
And We split the earth in fragments,
hierauf spalten Wir die Erde in Spalten auf
Then We cleave the earth, cleaving (it) asunder,
And produce therein corn,
und lassen dann auf ihr Korn wachsen
Then We cause to grow therein the grain,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
und Rebstöcke und Grünzeug
And grapes and clover,
And Olives and Dates,
und Ölbäume und Palmen
And the olive and the palm,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
und Gärten mit dicken Bäumen
And thick gardens,
And fruits and fodder, -
und Früchte und Futter,
And fruits and herbage
For use and convenience to you and your cattle.
als Nießbrauch für euch und für euer Vieh.
A provision for you and for your cattle.
At length, when there comes the Deafening Noise, -
Wenn dann der betäubende (Schrei) kommt,
But when the deafening cry comes,
That Day shall a man flee from his own brother,
am Tag, da der Mensch flieht vor seinem Bruder
The day on which a man shall fly from his brother,
And from his mother and his father,
und seiner Mutter und seinem Vater
And his mother and his father,
And from his wife and his children.
und seiner Gefährtin und seinen Söhnen
And his spouse and his son - -
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 of them shall on that day have an affair which will occupy him.
Some faces that Day will be beaming,
(Die einen) Gesichter werden an jenem Tag erstrahlen,
(Many) faces on that day shall be bright,
Laughing, rejoicing.
lachen und sich freuen.
Laughing, joyous.
And other faces that Day will be dust - stained,
Und auf (den anderen) Gesichtern wird an jenem Tag Staub sein.
And (many) faces on that day, on them shall be dust,
Blackness will cover them:
und sie werden von Dunkelheit bedeckt sein.
Darkness shall cover them.
Such will be the Rejecters of Allah, the doers of iniquity.
Das sind die Ungläubigen und Sittenlosen.
These are they who are unbelievers, the wicked.