time they make a covenant, some party
among them throw it aside?- Nay, most of them are faithless.

P: Is it ever so that when they make a covenant a party of them set it
aside? The truth is, most of them believe not.

S: What! whenever they make a covenant, a party of them cast it aside?
Nay, most of them do not believe.

002.101
Y: And when there came to them a messenger from Allah, confirming what
was with them, a party of the people of the Book threw away the Book of
Allah behind their backs, as if (it had been something) they did not
know!

P: And when there cometh unto them a messenger from Allah, confirming
that which they possess, a party of those who have received the
Scripture fling the Scripture of Allah behind their backs as if they
knew not,

S: And when there came to them a Messenger from Allah verifying that
which they have, a party of those who were given the Book threw the
Book of Allah behind their backs as if they knew nothing.

002.102
Y: They followed what the evil ones gave out (falsely) against the power
of Solomon: the blasphemers Were, not Solomon, but the evil ones,
teaching men Magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the
angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such
things) without saying: "We are only for trial; so do not blaspheme."
They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife.
But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allah's permission. And
they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew
that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the
Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls,
if they but knew!

P: And follow that which the devils falsely related against the kingdom
of Solomon. Solomon disbelieved not; but the devils disbelieved,
teaching mankind magic and that which was revealed to the two angels in
Babel, Harut and Marut. Nor did they (the two angels) teach it to
anyone till they had said: We are only a temptation, therefore
disbelieve not (in the guidance of Allah). And from these two (angles)
people learn that by which they cause division between man and wife;
but they injure thereby no-one save by Allah's leave. And they learn
that which harmeth them and profiteth them not. And surely they do know
that he who trafficketh therein will have no (happy) portion in the
Hereafter; and surely evil is the price for which they sell their
souls, if they bu