The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
O YOU ENFOLDED in your mantle (of reform), 1 Arise and warn, 2 And thine Lord magnify! 3 Thy raiment purify, 4 And all abomination shun! 5 And do not favour others in order to receive more. 6 but unto thy Sustainer turn in patience. 7 For when the trumpet shall sound, 8 that will surely be a hard day, 9 For the unbelievers, anything but easy. 10 Leave him to Me whom I created alone, 11 And give him vast riches, 12 and sons that stand in witness. 13 and to whose life I gave so wide a scope: 14 and who still desires more. 15 Nay! He is forward unto Our signs; 16 I shall force him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 Surely he reflected and guessed, 18 So let him be cursed! How he plotted! 19 What an evil plan he has made! 20 Then he beheld, 21 then he frowned and scowled, 22 Then he turned back and was arrogant 23 and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]! 24 It is nothing but the word of a mortal' 25 I will cast him into Hell-fire 26 And what will make you realize what hell is? 27 It neither spares, nor releases, 28 It scorches people's skin 29 Over it are nineteen. 30 We have appointed none but angels to guard the Fire, and made their number only as a trial for the unbelievers, so that those to whom the Book was given are certain and those who believe increase in belief. And that those who were given the Book, and those who believe will not be in doubt. And that those in whose hearts there is a sickness, together with the unbelievers, may say: 'What did Allah intend by this as an example' As such, Allah leaves in error whom He will and He guides whomsoever He will. None knows the hosts of your Lord except He. This is no more than a Reminder to humans. 31