The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O you who are clothed! 1 stand up, deliver your warning, 2 Proclaim the glory of your Lord; 3 purify your garments; 4 And stay away from idols. 5 And do not favour others in order to receive more. 6 And persevere in the way of your Lord. 7 For when the Trump is sounded 8 that day will be a harsh day, 9 Far from easy for the disbelievers. 10 Leave him to Me, the one whom I created single. 11 and designated for him ample wealth, 12 And sons abiding in his presence 13 And made several preparations for him. 14 and yet, he greedily desires that I give him even more! 15 By no means; he is stubbornly opposed to Our Signs. 16 I shall soon constrain him to a hard ascent. 17 Indeed, he thought and deliberated. 18 But may he be cursed how he plotted; 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 May he be condemned again for his schemes! He looked around, 21 Then he frowned and he looked in a bad tempered way; 22 then he retreated and grew proud 23 Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others); 24 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" 25 I shall surely roast him in Sakar; 26 And what will make you know exactly what Hell-fire is? 27 It leaves naught nor does it spare aught. 28 it scorches the skin; 29 Over it are nineteen [powers]. 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