The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou enveloped in thy cloak, 1 Arise and deliver thy warning! 2 And thine Lord magnify! 3 And your garments purify! 4 And uncleanness do shun, 5 Do not give, thinking to gain greater 6 And persevere in the way of your Lord. 7 When the Trumpet is sounded, 8 that very Day shall be a day of anguish, 9 For the disbelievers - not easy. 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 11 And gave him vast wealth. 12 And sons to be by his side!- 13 and made all things smooth for him; 14 and yet, he greedily desires that I give yet more! 15 Nay! He is forward unto Our signs; 16 [and so] I shall constrain him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 Lo! He reflected, and determined -- 18 death seize him, how he determined! 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 Then he looked round; 21 frowned and scowled, 22 Then he turned back and was haughty; 23 And said: "This is nothing but the magic of old, 24 Naught is this but the word of Man. 25 Anon shall I roast him into the Scorching Fire. 26 And what could make thee conceive what hell-fire is? 27 It leaveth naught; it spareth naught 28 Scorching the skin. 29 there are nineteen [angels] in charge of it -- 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