The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
O the Cloaked One! (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) 1 Arise, and warn, 2 And thy Lord do thou magnify! 3 thy robes purify 4 And stay away from idols. 5 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain! 6 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient! 7 For when the Trump is sounded 8 That, at that time, shall be a difficult day, 9 Not of ease, for disbelievers. 10 Leave him to Me whom I created alone, 11 To whom I granted resources in abundance, 12 and sons to be by his side, 13 And I adjusted affairs for him adjustably; 14 Yet he wants that I should give him more. 15 By no means! For to Our Signs he has been refractory! 16 I shall inflict on him hardship, 17 Indeed he thought, and inwardly decided. 18 death seize him, how he determined! 19 Let him be destroyed. How he calculated! 20 Then he looked round; 21 Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way; 22 and he turned his back and behaved arrogantly 23 And said: "This is nothing but the magic of old, 24 This is not but the word of a human being." 25 Soon will I cast him into Hell-Fire! 26 And what can make you know what is Saqar? 27 It does not allow to live, and neither leaves [to die,] 28 it scorches the skin; 29 Over it are nineteen [angels]. 30 We have made only angels as the keepers of the fire (for they are the strongest in carrying out Our commands). Our informing (people) of the numbers of these angels is a trial for the disbelievers. It gives more certainty to the people of the Book and strengthens the faith of the believers. The people of the Book and the believers have no doubt about it. We have fixed the number to make the disbelievers and those whose hearts are sick say, "What does God mean by such a parable?" Thus, God guides and causes to go astray whomever He wants. No one knows about the army of your Lord except He Himself. This parable is a reminder for mankind. 31