« ንገረኝ ይህ ያ በእኔ ላይ ያበለጥከው ነውን እስከ ትንሣኤ ቀን ድረስ ብታቆየኝ ዘሮቹን ጥቂቶች ሲቀሩ ወደ ስህተት በእርግጥ እስባቸዋለሁ » አለ ፡ ፡
He said : Tell me , is this he whom Thou hast honored above me ? If Thou shouldst respite me to the day of resurrection , I will most certainly cause his progeny to perish except a few .