They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story."

Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness."

They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them?

他们询问左勒盖尔奈英的故事，你说：我将对你们叙述有关他的一个报告。

直到他到达了日落之处，他觉得太阳是落在黑泥渊中，他在那黑泥渊旁发现一种人。我说：“左勒盖尔奈英啊！你或惩治他们，或善待他们。”

他们说：“左勒盖尔奈英啊！雅朱者和马朱者，的确在地方捣乱，我们向你进贡，务请你在我们和他们之间建筑一座壁垒，好吗？”