The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou shrouded in thy mantle, 1 Arise, and warn. 2 Proclaim the glory of your Lord; 3 And your garments purify! 4 And uncleanliness avoid 5 Do not give, thinking to gain greater 6 But for your Lord be patient. 7 When the Trumpet is sounded, 8 that Day will be a hard and distressing Day. 9 For the infidels, not easy. 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 11 and to whom I have granted resources vast, 12 And gave him sons present before him. 13 whose life I have made run smoothly 14 and who still greedily desires that I should bestow upon him more. 15 Never. He is refractory of Our signs. 16 I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa'ud, or to) face a severe torment! 17 Surely he reflected and guessed, 18 May he be condemned! 19 What an evil plan he has made! 20 Then he looked, 21 Then frowned he and showed displeasure. 22 Then turned he away in pride 23 And said, "This is not but magic imitated [from others]. 24 Nothing more than the speech of a man!" 25 I will soon fling him into hell. 26 - Ah, what will convey unto thee what that burning is! - 27 It leaves naught nor does it spare aught. 28 It strips away the hide of man. 29 Above 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