"I have no faith in thy oaths, Even if thou bringest in God as thy witness. (13)"

"I haven’t even an iota of trust in thee, For, all thy ministers and thy courtiers are liars. (14)"

"He who puts faith in thy oath on the Koran, He in the end, comes to ruin. (15)"

"When an affair is past every other remedy It is righteous, indeed to unsheath the sword. (22)"

"Hadn’t I taken thee to thy word upon the Koran, I wouldn’t have chosen the path I did. (23)"

"He who swears to me on the Koran Ought not to have killed or imprisoned my men. (25)"

"Now if you were to swear a hundred times on the Koran, I’d regard not thy word, not an iota of it. (49)"

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