The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
O THOU [in thy solitude] enfolded! 1 Arise, and warn, 2 And your Lord glorify 3 Purify your inner self, 4 stay away from sins 5 Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)! 6 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient! 7 And when the trumpet is blown, 8 It will be a day of distress, 9 For the infidels, not easy. 10 Let Me alone with him whom I created lonely. 11 and designated for him ample wealth, 12 And sons abiding in his presence 13 And made life smooth and comfortable for him! 14 After all that he desires that I should give more; 15 Nay, verily, it is against Our messages that he knowingly, stubbornly sets himself 16 I shall force him to endure a painful uphill climb! 17 He reflected, and then determined 18 Perish he! How maliciously he devised! 19 Again accursed be he, how evilly did he decide! 20 Then looked he, 21 Then frowned he and showed displeasure. 22 Then he turned away, and was haughty. 23 And said: This is naught else than magic from of old; 24 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" 25 [Hence,] I shall cause him to endure hell-fire [in the life to come]! 26 Would that you really knew what hell is! 27 It neither leaves, nor spares. 28 Burning the skins! 29 Over it are nineteen [angels]. 30 We have not appointed the guards of hell, except angels; and did not keep this number except to test the disbelievers – in order that the People given the Book(s) may be convinced, and to increase the faith of the believers – and so that the People given the Book(s) and the Muslims may not have any doubt – and so that those in whose hearts is a disease and the disbelievers, may say, “What does Allah mean by this amazing example?” This is how Allah sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills; and no one knows the armies of Allah except Him; and this is not but an advice to man. 31