« በእውነቱ ( ቁርኣኑ ) የሕልሞች ቅዠቶች ነው ፡ ፡ ይልቁንም ቀጠፈው እንዲያውም እርሱ ቅኔን ገጣሚ ነው ፡ ፡ የቀድሞዎቹም እንደተላኩ ( መልክተኛ ከኾነ ) በተዓምር ይምጣብን » አሉ ፡ ፡
Nay , say they , ( these are but ) muddled dreams ; nay , he hath but invented it ; nay , he is but a poet . Let him bring us a portent even as those of old ( who were Allah 's messengers ) were sent ( with portents ) .