وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ And they followed مَا what تَتْلُوا۟ recite(d) ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُ the devils عَلَىٰ over مُلْكِ (the) kingdom سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۖ (of) Sulaiman وَمَا And not كَفَرَ disbelieved سُلَيْمَـٰنُ Sulaiman وَلَـٰكِنَّ [and] but ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ the devils كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved يُعَلِّمُونَ they teach ٱلنَّاسَ the people ٱلسِّحْرَ [the] magic وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was sent down عَلَى to ٱلْمَلَكَيْنِ the two angels بِبَابِلَ in Babylon هَـٰرُوتَ Harut وَمَـٰرُوتَ ۚ and Marut وَمَا And not يُعَلِّمَانِ they both teach مِنْ any أَحَدٍ one حَتَّىٰ unless يَقُولَآ they [both] say إِنَّمَا Only نَحْنُ we فِتْنَةٌۭ (are) a trial فَلَا so (do) not تَكْفُرْ ۖ disbelieve فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ But they learn مِنْهُمَا from those two مَا what يُفَرِّقُونَ [they] causes separation بِهِۦ with it بَيْنَ between ٱلْمَرْءِ the man وَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚ and his spouse وَمَا And not هُم they (could) بِضَآرِّينَ at all [be those who] harm بِهِۦ with it مِنْ any أَحَدٍ one إِلَّا except بِإِذْنِ by permission ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ And they learn مَا what يَضُرُّهُمْ harms them وَلَا and not يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ profits them وَلَقَدْ And indeed عَلِمُوا۟ they knew لَمَنِ that whoever ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ buys it مَا not لَهُۥ for him فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter مِنْ any خَلَـٰقٍۢ ۚ share وَلَبِئْسَ And surely evil مَا (is) what شَرَوْا۟ they sold بِهِۦٓ with it أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ themselves لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they were يَعْلَمُونَ (to) know ١٠٢
And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Hārūt and Mārūt. But they [i.e., the two angels] do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh. And they [i.e., people] learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But they [i.e., the Children of Israel] certainly knew that whoever purchased it [i.e., magic] would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.
— Come To Light