وَاتَّبَعُوۡا مَا تَتۡلُوۡا الشَّيٰطِيۡنُ عَلٰى مُلۡكِ سُلَيۡمٰنَۚ وَمَا کَفَرَ سُلَيۡمٰنُ وَلٰـكِنَّ الشَّيٰـطِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا يُعَلِّمُوۡنَ النَّاسَ السِّحۡرَ وَمَآ اُنۡزِلَ عَلَى الۡمَلَـکَيۡنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوۡتَ وَمَارُوۡتَؕ وَمَا يُعَلِّمٰنِ مِنۡ اَحَدٍ حَتّٰى يَقُوۡلَاۤ اِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ فِتۡنَةٌ فَلَا تَكۡفُرۡؕ فَيَتَعَلَّمُوۡنَ مِنۡهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُوۡنَ بِهٖ بَيۡنَ الۡمَرۡءِ وَزَوۡجِهٖؕ وَمَا هُمۡ بِضَآرِّيۡنَ بِهٖ مِنۡ اَحَدٍ اِلَّا بِاِذۡنِ اللّٰهِؕ وَيَتَعَلَّمُوۡنَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمۡ وَلَا يَنۡفَعُهُمۡؕ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمُوۡا لَمَنِ اشۡتَرٰٮهُ مَا لَهٗ فِىۡ الۡاٰخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَاقٍؕ وَلَبِئۡسَ مَا شَرَوۡا بِهٖۤ اَنۡفُسَهُمۡؕ لَوۡ کَانُوۡا يَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
And they (the Jews) pursued that (magic as well) which the devils used to recite during the reign of Sulaiman (Solomon)Sulaiman (Solomon) did not disbelieve (any way)It was in fact the devils that disbelievedThey used to teach witchcraft to the people and (also) pursued that (sorcery) which was sent down upon the two angels named Harut and Marut in the city of BabylonThey both did not teach anything to anyone, so much so that they would say: ‘We are merely (for) trial, therefore, do not become disbelievers (by putting faith in it).’ In spite of that those (Jews) used to learn such (magic) from both of them by which they caused separation between husband and wifeYet they cannot harm anyone by this except under the Command of AllahAnd they learn only the things which are harmful to them and bring them no profitAnd surely they (also) knew that he who would buy this (sorcery or disbelief) would not have any share in the HereafterAnd most evil is that for which they sold (the real well-being or the success of) their souls (in the Hereafter)Would that they knew (the truth of) this (bargain)!