now whenever the son of mary is set forth as an example lo! thy people raise an outcry on this score and say which is better our deities or he? it is only in the spirit of dispute that they put this comparison before thee yea they are conten­tious folk!
ولما ضرب ابن مريم مثلا إذا قومك منه يصدون وقالوا أآلهتنا خير أم هو ما ضربوه لك إلا جدلا بل هم قوم خصمون