The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
O thou enveloped in thy cloak, 1 Arise and warn 2 And your Lord glorify 3 and purify your robes, 4 stay away from sins 5 And do not favour others in order to receive more. 6 and for the sake of your Lord, be patient. 7 And when the trumpet is blown, 8 So that is a tough day. 9 and for the disbelievers, in particular, it will not be at all easy. 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 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 who yet coveteth that shall increase. 15 By no means! Verily he hath been unto Our signs a foe. 16 [and so] I shall constrain him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 Lo! He reflected, and determined -- 18 Ruin seize him, how did he hatch a scheme? 19 What an evil plan he has made! 20 Then he looked round; 21 and then he frowns and glares, 22 then he retreated, and waxed proud. 23 and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]! 24 “This is nothing but the speech of a man.” 25 Anon shall I roast him into the Scorching Fire. 26 What will let you know what the Scorching is like! 27 It spares nothing; it leaves nothing intact; 28 Scorching the skin. 29 Over it are nineteen [powers]. 30 And We have not made the wardens of the fire others than angels, and We have not made their number but as a trial for those who disbelieve, that those who have been given the book may be certain and those who believe may increase in faith, and those who have been given the book and the believers may not doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the unbelievers may say: What does Allah mean by this parable? Thus does Allah make err whom He pleases, and He guides whom He pleases, and none knows the hosts of your Lord but He Himself; and this is naught but a reminder to the mortals. 31