The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
O you who are clothed! 1 Arise and warn! 2 And thine Lord magnify! 3 and purify your robes, 4 And banish all trepidation. 5 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain! 6 And persevere in the way of your Lord. 7 When the Trumpet shall be sounded, 8 that shall be a Harsh Day 9 It will not be easy for those who deny the truth. 10 Leave Me with the one I created alone 11 And to whom I granted extensive wealth 12 And sons dwelling in his presence, 13 and whom I have provided with every resource, 14 and yet, he greedily desires that I give yet more! 15 Never! For he is an enemy to Our signs! 16 [and so] I shall constrain him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 Surely he reflected and guessed, 18 May he be condemned! 19 And once more let him be cursed, how he plotted! 20 Then he looked around, 21 then he frowned and scowled, 22 Then turned his back and waxed proud, 23 And said, “This is nothing but magic learnt from earlier men.” 24 This is naught else than speech of mortal man. 25 Soon I will cast him into hell. 26 and what will teach thee what is Sakar? 27 It spares not, neither leaves alone 28 Darkening and changing the colour of man! 29 Above it are nineteen. 30 We have not appointed the guards of hell, except angels; and did not keep this number except to test the disbelievers – in order that the People given the Book(s) may be convinced, and to increase the faith of the believers – and so that the People given the Book(s) and the Muslims may not have any doubt – and so that those in whose hearts is a disease and the disbelievers, may say, “What does Allah mean by this amazing example?” This is how Allah sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills; and no one knows the armies of Allah except Him; and this is not but an advice to man. 31