« ሴት በግህን ወደ በጎቹ ( ለመቀላቀል ) በመጠየቁ በእርግጥ በደለህ ፡ ፡ ከተጋሪዎችም ብዙዎቹ ከፊላቸው በከፊሉ ላይ ወሰን ያልፋሉ ፡ ፡ እነዚያ ያመኑትና መልካሞችን የሠሩት ብቻ ሲቀሩ ፡ ፡ እነርሱም በጣም ጥቂቶች ናቸው » አለ ፡ ፡ ዳውድም የፈተንነው መኾኑን ዐወቀ ፡ ፡ ጌታውንም ምሕረትን ለመነ ፡ ፡ ሰጋጅ ኾኖ ወደቀም ፡ ፡ በመጸጸት ተመለሰም ፡ ፡
Said he , ' Assuredly he has wronged thee in asking for thy ewe in addition to his sheep ; and indeed many intermixers do injury one against the other , save those who believe , and do deeds of righteousness -- and how few they are ! ' And David thought that We had only tried him ; therefore he sought forgiveness of his Lord , and he fell down , bowing , and he repented .