How the people (of Sabá) repeated their resistance to the (prophets') hope (of converting them and set themselves) against the prophets, on whom be peace.

The people (of Sabá) said, “If ye bring good luck to yourselves, ye are ill-starred for us and are opposed (to us) and rejected (by us).

Our souls were free from cares: ye have cast us into grief and trouble.

Through your evil presage the delightful concord and agreement that existed (amongst us) has been turned into a hundred separations.

(Formerly) we were parrots eating sugar for dessert; (now) through you we have become birds that meditate on death.

Wheresoever is a grief-spreading tale, wheresoever is an odious rumour,

Wheresoever in the world is an evil presage, wheresoever is a monstrous transformation, a terrible punishment, an infliction of chastisement—

(All those things) are (contained) in the parable of your story and in your evil presage: ye have an appetite for rousing grief.”