The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O you (Muhammad SAW) enveloped (in garments)! 1 stand up, deliver your warning, 2 And thy Lord do thou magnify! 3 And your clothing purify 4 And uncleanliness avoid 5 And do not through giving seek thyself to gain, 6 And persevere in the way of your Lord. 7 Finally, when the Trumpet is sounded, 8 That, at that time, shall be a difficult day, 9 for the unbelievers not easy. 10 Let Me alone with him whom I created lonely. 11 And gave him abundant wealth 12 and sons standing before him, 13 And spread [everything] before him, easing [his life]. 14 then he is eager that I should do more. 15 Never will he receive more. He has been hostile to Our revelations. 16 Soon will I visit him with a mount of calamities! 17 Behold, [when Our messages are conveyed to one who is bent on denying the truth,] he reflects and meditates [as to how to disprove them] 18 May he be accursed, how he planned! 19 Again, may he be cursed how he plotted; 20 Then he looked around, 21 frowned and scowled, 22 Then he turned back and was proud; 23 and said, "This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients. 24 "This is nothing but the word of a human being!" 25 Soon I will cast him into hell. 26 And what will make you realize what hell is? 27 It shall not spare, nor leave. 28 It scorches people's skin 29 Over it are nineteen [angels]. 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