The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O you who covers himself [with a garment], 1 stand up, deliver your warning, 2 Thy Lord magnify 3 purify your garments; 4 Pollution shun! 5 Give not, thinking to gain greater 6 and persevere for your Lord's sake. 7 When the Trumpet is sounded, 8 that shall be a Harsh Day 9 For the disbelievers - not easy. 10 Leave Me alone, (to deal) with the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone!- 11 And for whom I appointed wealth extended. 12 And children to be by his side! 13 And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably; 14 and yet, he greedily desires that I give yet more! 15 By no means! Verily he hath been unto Our signs a foe. 16 On him I shall impose a fearful doom. 17 Indeed, he thought and deliberated. 18 But may he be cursed how he plotted; 19 Let him be destroyed. How he calculated! 20 and then he looks [around for new arguments,] 21 then he frowned and scowled, 22 Then he turned away, and was haughty. 23 And said: "This is nothing but the magic of old, 24 this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!” 25 I will surely roast him in the Scorching. 26 And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? 27 It shall not spare, nor leave. 28 it scorches (even) the skin. 29 Over 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