The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
O you (Prophet Muhamad), the cloaked, 1 arise and warn, 2 and magnify the glory of your Lord, 3 And your clothing purify 4 And stay away from idols. 5 Give not, thinking to gain greater 6 and persevere for your Lord's sake. 7 And [warn all men that] when the trumpet-call [of resurrection] is sounded, 8 that will surely be a hard day, 9 Not easy upon the disbelievers. 10 Leave Me alone [to deal] with him whom I have created alone, 11 And for whom I appointed wealth extended. 12 And sons dwelling in his presence, 13 And made several preparations for him. 14 After all that he desires that I should give more; 15 Never. He is refractory of Our signs. 16 I will constrain him to a hard ascent. 17 He planned and plotted. 18 So let him be cursed! How he plotted! 19 May be then be accursed, how he plotted! 20 Then he considered [again]; 21 And frowned and puckered his brow, 22 Then he turned back and was big with pride, 23 Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others); 24 This is naught else than speech of mortal man. 25 I will cast him into Hell-fire 26 What will let you know what the Scorching is like! 27 It shall not spare, nor leave. 28 scorching the flesh; 29 over it are nineteen. 30 We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire. We have specified their number only as a trial for those who are bent on denying the truth, so that those who were given the Book might gain in certainty, and those who believe might increase in faith -- and so that neither those who have been given the Scripture nor the believers might have any doubts, and that those sick at heart and those who deny the truth might ask, "What does God mean by this parable?" In this way, God lets go astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. And none knows the forces of your Lord but He. This is but a Reminder for man. 31