The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O you enveloped in your cloak! 1 arise, and warn! 2 Thy Lord magnify, 3 cleanse your clothes, 4 Pollution shun! 5 And do not confer favor to acquire more 6 Exercise patience to please your Lord. 7 And [warn all men that] when the trumpet-call [of resurrection] is sounded, 8 That Day will be a difficult day 9 Far from easy for those without Faith. 10 Leave Me with him whom I created alone, 11 and designated for him ample wealth, 12 And children present [with him] 13 and made all things smooth for him; 14 After all that he desires that I should give more; 15 By no means! Verily he hath been unto Our signs a foe. 16 We shall make him suffer the torment of hell without relief. 17 Lo! He reflected, and determined -- 18 (Self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! 19 Then may he be destroyed [for] how he deliberated. 20 He then dared to lift his gaze. 21 Then he frowned and scowled; 22 Then he turned back and was haughty; 23 and said: 'This is no more than traced sorcery; 24 This is nothing but the word of mortal man!" 25 I shall make him suffer the torment of hell. 26 And what knoweth thou that which the Scorching Fire? 27 It neither spares, nor releases, 28 It scorches people's skin 29 Over 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