The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O the Cloaked One! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) 1 Arise and warn, 2 and exalt your Lord, 3 Purify your inner self, 4 and defilement flee! 5 Do not bestow favours in expectation of return, 6 And for the sake of your Lord, be patient. 7 When the Trumpet shall be sounded, 8 That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,- 9 Dolorous for the unbelievers. 10 Leave Me alone with he whom I created 11 And for whom I appointed wealth extended. 12 And gave him sons present before him. 13 I made things smooth and easy for him, 14 After all that he desires that I should give more; 15 By no means! He has been stubbornly hostile to Our revelation: 16 I shall inflict on him hardship, 17 Verily, he thought and plotted; 18 So may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated. 19 Again, death seize him, how he determined! 20 Then he looked, 21 Then he frowned and scowled, 22 Then he turned away, and was haughty. 23 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others]. 24 This is naught else than speech of mortal man. 25 Him shall I fling unto the burning. 26 And what could make thee conceive what hell-fire is? 27 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught 28 scorching the flesh; 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