And they followed what the devils pursued during Solomon’s 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 [him], ‘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 Allah’s 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!
و پیروی کردند آنچه می‌خواندند شیاطین بر پادشاهی (کشور) سلیمان و کافر نشد سلیمان و لکن شیاطین کافر شدند می‌آموختند به مردم جادو را و آنچه فرستاده شد بر دو فرشته در بابل هاروت و ماروت و نمی‌آموختند کسی را تا می‌گفتند جز این نیست که ما آزمایشیم زنهار کافر مشو پس می‌آموختند از آنان آنچه را جدائی بدان می‌افکندند میان مرد و زنش و زیان نمی‌رساندند بدان کس را جز با اذن خدا و یاد می‌گرفتند آنچه را زیانشان داشت و سودشان نمی‌رسانید و همانا دانسته بودند که هر کس آن را بخرد نیست او را بهره‌ای در آخرت چه زشت است آنچه فروختند بدان خویشتن را اگر بودند می‌دانستند