The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou wrapped up (in the mantle)! 1 arise and give warning! 2 And thy Lord do thou magnify! 3 cleanse your clothes, 4 And all abomination shun! 5 and bestow not favour in order to seek from others a greater return, 6 And for the good-will of thy Lord be thou patient. 7 For when the trumpet blows 8 So that is a tough day. 9 Far from easy for those without Faith. 10 Leave him to Me, the one whom I created single. 11 To whom I granted resources in abundance, 12 and sons ever present with him, 13 And made several preparations for him. 14 Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);- 15 Nay, verily, it is against Our messages that he knowingly, stubbornly sets himself 16 I shall force him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 For he thought and he plotted -- 18 But may he be cursed how he plotted; 19 May be then be accursed, how he plotted! 20 Then he considered [again]; 21 frowned and scowled, 22 then he retreated and waxed proud, 23 Then said he: "This is nothing but magic, derived from of old; 24 This is nothing but the word of mortal man!" 25 I will surely roast him in the Scorching. 26 And what can make you know what is Saqar? 27 It leaves and spares no one and nothing. 28 Blackening the skins. 29 Over it are nineteen (angels guarding). 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