The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou enveloped! 1 Arise and warn, 2 Glorify your Lord, 3 And your clothing purify 4 stay away from sins 5 and bestow not favour in order to seek from others a greater return, 6 But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant! 7 When the trumpet is sounded,. 8 that Day will be a hard and distressing Day. 9 and it will not be easy for the unbelievers. 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 11 and whom I have granted abundant wealth 12 and children living in his presence, 13 And made several preparations for him. 14 And yet he desires that I should add more! 15 Never. He is refractory of Our signs. 16 and I shall constrain him to a hard ascent. 17 Indeed, he thought and deliberated. 18 death seized him, how was his determining! 19 May be then be accursed, how he plotted! 20 Then he thought; 21 then he frowned and scowled, 22 Then turned he away in pride 23 Then he said: naught is this but magic from of old; 24 “This is nothing but the speech of a man.” 25 I will soon fling him into hell. 26 And what knoweth thou that which the Scorching Fire? 27 It leaves and spares no one and nothing. 28 making [all truth] visible to mortal man. 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