The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou enveloped in thy cloak, 1 arise and give warning! 2 Thy Lord magnify, 3 Thy raiment purify, 4 and flee from the statues! 5 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain! 6 and persevere for your Lord's sake. 7 For when the trumpet is sounded, 8 that day will be a harsh day, 9 Far from easy for the disbelievers. 10 Leave Me alone [to deal] with him whom I have created alone, 11 and appointed for him ample wealth 12 and sons standing before him, 13 I made things smooth and easy for him, 14 then he is eager that I should do more. 15 Nay! He is forward unto Our signs; 16 On him I shall impose a fearful doom. 17 He reflected, and then determined 18 May he be condemned! 19 Again, death seize him, how he determined! 20 Then he looked, 21 Then he frowned and scowled; 22 Then turned he away in pride 23 and says, "All this is mere spellbinding eloquence handed down [from olden times]! 24 Naught is this but the word of Man. 25 I will cast him into Hell-fire 26 What do you think Hell-fire is? 27 It leaves and spares no one and nothing. 28 It shrivelleth the man. 29 Over it are Nineteen. 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