The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O you who covers himself [with a garment], 1 Arise, and warn, 2 Thy Lord magnify, 3 And your garments do purify, 4 And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)! 5 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain! 6 be patient unto your Lord. 7 When the Trumpet is sounded, 8 So that is a tough day. 9 For the infidels, not easy. 10 Let Me alone with him whom I created lonely. 11 and to whom I have granted resources vast, 12 And sons dwelling in his presence, 13 And made several preparations for him. 14 And who yet coveteth that shall increase. 15 Never! For he is an enemy to Our signs! 16 We shall make him suffer the torment of hell without relief. 17 Indeed, he thought and deliberated. 18 But may he be cursed how he plotted; 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 Then he considered [again]; 21 Then he frowned and scowled, 22 and he turned his back and behaved arrogantly 23 and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]! 24 Nothing more than the speech of a man!" 25 Him shall I fling unto the burning. 26 And what have you understood, what hell is! 27 It spares not, neither leaves alone 28 It shrivelleth the man. 29 Above it are nineteen guards. 30 We have not appointed any one but angels as keepers of Hell, and their number that We have fixed is to make it a means of contention for disbelievers, so that those who were given the Book may be certain, and the faith of the believers may have greater increase, and the people of the Book and believers may not be deceived, and the sceptics and infidels may say: "What does God mean by this parable?" That is how God leads whosoever He will astray, and guides whosoever He will. None knows the armies of your Lord save Him self. This is no more than reminder for mankind. 31