The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
O THOU [in thy solitude] enfolded! 1 Arise, and warn, 2 And your Lord (Allah) magnify! 3 Purify your inner self, 4 And uncleanness do shun, 5 And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of Allah's obedience as a favour to Allah). 6 and be patient unto thy Lord. 7 For when the Trump is sounded 8 That, at that time, shall be a difficult day, 9 for the unbelievers not easy. 10 Leave Me with him whom I alone have created, 11 and to whom I have granted resources in abundance, 12 And sons dwelling in his presence, 13 and for whom I have smoothed the way (to power and riches), 14 Then he desires that I should add more. 15 Never. He is refractory of Our signs. 16 I will make a distressing punishment overtake him. 17 Surely he reflected and guessed, 18 So let him be cursed! How he plotted! 19 Again (self-)destroyed is he, how he planned! - 20 Then looked he, 21 frowned and scowled; 22 then turned back, and swelling-up with pride, 23 Then he said: naught is this but magic from of old; 24 Nothing more than the speech of a man!" 25 I will soon fling him into hell. 26 and what will teach thee what is Sakar? 27 It leaves naught nor does it spare aught. 28 Burning the skins! 29 Over it are nineteen [angels]. 30 And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity. 31