The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
O thou enveloped! 1 arise and warn, 2 and magnify the glory of your Lord, 3 And thine inner self purify! 4 And stay away from idols. 5 Do not bestow favours in expectation of return, 6 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient! 7 When the Horn is blown, 8 that Day will be a hard and distressing Day. 9 Far from easy for those without Faith. 10 Leave Me alone [to deal] with him whom I have created alone, 11 And to whom I granted extensive wealth 12 and sons standing before him, 13 And made life smooth and comfortable for him! 14 then he is eager that I should do more. 15 Never. He is refractory of Our signs. 16 I shall force him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 For lo! he did consider; then he planned - 18 So accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 19 Again, may he be cursed how he plotted; 20 Then looked he, 21 and then he frowns and glares, 22 Then he turned back and was big with pride, 23 and said, "This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients. 24 This is not but the word of a human being." 25 I shall make him suffer the torment of hell. 26 And what knoweth thou that which the Scorching Fire? 27 It shall not spare, nor leave. 28 it scorches (even) the skin. 29 Over it are appointed 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