o apostle! be not grieved by those who vie with one another in denying the truth such as those who say with their mouths we believe the while their hearts do not believe and such of the jewish faith as eagerly listen to any falsehood eagerly listen to other people without having come to thee . they distort the meaning of the words taking them out of their context saying if suchandsuch is vouchsafed unto you accept it but if it is not vouchsafed unto you be on your guard! for if god wills anyone to be tempted to evil thou canst in no wise prevail with god in his behalf. it is they whose hearts god is not willing to cleanse. theirs shall be ignominy in this world and awesome suffering in the life to come those who eagerly listen to any falsehood greedily swallowing all that is evil! hence if they come to thee thou mayest either judge between them or leave them alone for if thou leave them alone they cannot harm thee in any way. but if thou dost judge judge between them with equity verily god knows those who act equitably.
يا أيها الرسول لا يحزنك الذين يسارعون في الكفر من الذين قالوا آمنا بأفواههم ولم تؤمن قلوبهم ومن الذين هادوا سماعون للكذب سماعون لقوم آخرين لم يأتوك يحرفون الكلم من بعد مواضعه يقولون إن أوتيتم هذا فخذوه وإن لم تؤتوه فاحذروا ومن يرد الله فتنته فلن تملك له من الله شيئا أولئك الذين لم يرد الله أن يطهر قلوبهم لهم في الدنيا خزي ولهم في الآخرة عذاب عظيم سماعون للكذب أكالون للسحت فإن جاءوك فاحكم بينهم أو أعرض عنهم وإن تعرض عنهم فلن يضروك شيئا وإن حكمت فاحكم بينهم بالقسط إن الله يحب المقسطين