The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
Cloaked one, 1 Arise, and warn, 2 Thy Lord magnify, 3 Thy raiment purify, 4 and shun uncleanness, 5 and do not think that by doing such deeds, you have done a great favor to God. 6 And for the sake of your Lord, patiently endure. 7 For when the trumpet shall sound, 8 that very Day shall be a day of anguish, 9 not of ease, for all who [now] deny the truth! 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 11 And gave him abundant wealth 12 and sons to be by his side, 13 And made things easy for them. 14 Yet he desires that I should give more. 15 By no means! Verily he hath been unto Our signs a foe. 16 On him I shall impose a fearful doom. 17 He reflected, and then determined 18 death seized him, how was his determining! 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 Then he looked around, 21 And frowned and puckered his brow, 22 Then he turned back and was haughty; 23 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old; 24 Nothing more than the speech of a man!" 25 I will cast him into Hell-fire 26 And what could make thee conceive what hell-fire is? 27 It leaves nothing, nor does it spare; 28 It scorches people's skin 29 Over it are Nineteen. 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