The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O, you, wrapped in your cloak, 1 Arise and deliver thy warning! 2 And your Lord glorify 3 purify your garments; 4 And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)! 5 And do not confer favor to acquire more 6 For the sake of thy Lord, be patient! 7 When the Trumpet shall be sounded, 8 that shall be a Harsh Day 9 and it will not be easy for the unbelievers. 10 Leave him to Me whom I created alone, 11 whom I have endowed with abundant riches, 12 And sons dwelling in his presence, 13 and to whose life I gave so wide a scope: 14 and yet, he greedily desires that I give him even more! 15 Never will he receive more. He has been hostile to Our revelations. 16 I will cover him with arduous torment. 17 He reflected and then hatched a scheme. 18 and woe to him; how he plotted! 19 May be then be accursed, how he plotted! 20 May he be condemned again for his schemes! He looked around, 21 frowned and scowled; 22 then turned back, and swelling-up with pride, 23 and said, "This is nothing but sorcery from the ancients. 24 "This is nothing but the word of a mortal!" 25 I will surely roast him in the Scorching. 26 And what will make you know exactly what Hell-fire is? 27 It leaves naught nor does it spare aught. 28 scorching the flesh; 29 and it has nineteen angelic keepers. 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