The Hidden Secret (Al-Muddath-thir)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
O thou enveloped! 1 Arise and warn! 2 Glorify your Lord, 3 And your garments purify! 4 And all abomination shun! 5 And show not favour, seeking wordly gain! 6 But, for thy Lord's (Cause), be patient and constant! 7 Then when the horn shall be blown, 8 that very Day shall be a day of anguish, 9 and it will not be easy for the unbelievers. 10 Leave to Me the one, whom I have created all by Myself, 11 And gave him abundant wealth 12 and sons that stand in witness. 13 And made (life) smooth for him. 14 And who yet coveteth that shall increase. 15 Nay! He is forward unto Our signs; 16 I will make a distressing punishment overtake him. 17 For he had thought and calculated. 18 May he be accursed, how he planned! 19 May be then be accursed, how he plotted! 20 Then he looked, 21 then he frowned, and scowled, 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 mortal man!" 25 I will surely roast him in the Scorching. 26 And what will explain to thee what Hell-Fire is? 27 It leaves nothing, nor does it spare; 28 It strips away the hide of 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