The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O YOU ENFOLDED in your mantle (of reform), 1 arise, and warn! 2 Proclaim the glory of your Lord; 3 And your clothing purify 4 And uncleanliness avoid 5 Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! 6 But for your Lord be patient. 7 Then when the horn shall be blown, 8 that very Day shall be a day of anguish, 9 It will not be easy for those who deny the truth. 10 Leave Me alone [to deal] with him whom I have created alone, 11 And then bestowed upon him ample means, 12 And sons abiding in his presence 13 and for whom I have smoothed the way (to power and riches), 14 then he is eager that I should do more. 15 By no means! surely he offers opposition to Our communications. 16 Soon I shall mount him on Saood, the hill of fire. 17 Indeed he thought, and inwardly decided. 18 Perish he! How maliciously he devised! 19 Again, death seized him, how was his determining! 20 Then he looked, 21 frowned and scowled, 22 Then turned his back and waxed proud, 23 He said, 'This is naught but a trumped-up sorcery; 24 This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" 25 Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire! 26 What will let you know what the Scorching is like! 27 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught 28 Blackening the skins. 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