and they followed what the devils pursued during solomons reign —and solomon was not faithless but it was the devils who were faithless—teaching the people magic and what was sent down to the two angels at babylon harut and marut who would not teach anyone without telling we are only a test so do not be faithless. but they would learn from those two that with which they would cause a split between man and his wife—though they could not harm anyone with it except with allahs leave. they would learn that which would harm them and bring them no benefit though they certainly knew that anyone who buys it has no share in the hereafter. surely evil is that for which they sold their souls had they known!
واتبعوا ما تتلو الشياطين على ملك سليمان وما كفر سليمان ولكن الشياطين كفروا يعلمون الناس السحر وما أنزل على الملكين ببابل هاروت وماروت وما يعلمان من أحد حتى يقولا إنما نحن فتنة فلا تكفر فيتعلمون منهما ما يفرقون به بين المرء وزوجه وما هم بضارين به من أحد إلا بإذن الله ويتعلمون ما يضرهم ولا ينفعهم ولقد علموا لمن اشتراه ما له في الآخرة من خلاق ولبئس ما شروا به أنفسهم لو كانوا يعلمون