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 warn. 2 And thine Lord magnify! 3 Thy raiment purify, 4 And uncleanness do shun, 5 Give not, thinking to gain greater 6 And for the good-will of thy Lord be thou patient. 7 When the Trumpet is sounded, 8 that day will be a harsh day, 9 It will not be easy for those who deny the truth. 10 Leave Me and him whom I created alone, 11 And gave him vast wealth. 12 And sons to be by his side!- 13 And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably; 14 Then he desires that I should add more. 15 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! 16 We shall make him suffer the torment of hell without relief. 17 He reflected, and then determined 18 and woe to him; how he plotted! 19 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!- 20 Then he looked round; 21 Then he frowned and he scowled; 22 Then he turned back and was proud; 23 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old; 24 “This is nothing but the speech of a man.” 25 I shall make him suffer the torment of hell. 26 What could make you conceive what hell-fire is? 27 It spares nothing; it leaves nothing intact; 28 scorching the flesh; 29 and it has nineteen angelic keepers. 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