for the sake of your false descriptions—that is, you declare things lawful and unlawful only in order to lie, and for no other reason: “This is lawful, and this is unlawful”—referring to the baḥīrah and the sāʾibah—“thereby inventing lies against Allah,” by saying, “Allah has commanded us to do this.” “Indeed, those who invent lies against Allah will not prosper”: they will not be saved from Allah’s punishment.

“A brief enjoyment, and for them is a painful punishment. (117) And to those who became Jews, We forbade what We have related to you before. We did not wrong them; rather, they used to wrong themselves. (118)”