and they followed what the devils had recited during the reign of solomon. it was not solomon who disbelieved but the devils disbelieved teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at babylon harut and marut. but the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say we are a trial so do not disbelieve . and they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. but they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of allah. and the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. but the children of israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the hereafter any share. and wretched is that for which they sold themselves if they only knew.
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