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 greatness of your Lord, 3 Thy raiment purify, 4 And all abomination shun! 5 And bestow not favour that thou mayest receive more. 6 and for the sake of your Lord, be patient. 7 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded, 8 that Day will be a hard and distressing Day. 9 not an easy day for the unbelievers. 10 Leave Me with the one I created alone 11 And then granted him resources in abundance. 12 And gave him sons present before him. 13 whose life I have made run smoothly 14 Yet he desireth that I should give more. 15 Nay! For lo! he hath been stubborn to Our revelations. 16 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities! 17 He reflected and then hatched a scheme. 18 and woe to him; how he plotted! 19 Yea, Woe to him; How he plotted!- 20 He looked (at others); 21 And frowned and puckered his brow, 22 Then turned he away in pride 23 and said: “This (Qur'an) is merely a sorcery of yore; 24 This is nothing but the word of mortal man!" 25 Anon shall I roast him into the Scorching Fire. 26 What will let you know what the Scorching is like! 27 It neither spares, nor releases, 28 it scorches (even) the skin. 29 Over it are nineteen 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