and they follow what devilish beings used to chant against the authority of solomon though solomon never disbelieved and only the devils denied who taught sorcery to men which they said had been revealed to the angels of babylon harut and marut who however never taught it without saying we have been sent to deceive you so do not renounce . they learnt what led to discord between husband and wife. yet they could not harm any one or without the dispensation of god. and they learnt what harmed them and brought no gain. they knew indeed whoever bought this had no place in the world to come and that surely they had sold themselves for something that was vile. if only they had sense!
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