« ንገረኝ ይህ ያ በእኔ ላይ ያበለጥከው ነውን እስከ ትንሣኤ ቀን ድረስ ብታቆየኝ ዘሮቹን ጥቂቶች ሲቀሩ ወደ ስህተት በእርግጥ እስባቸዋለሁ » አለ ፡ ፡
He said : " Seest Thou ? this is the one whom Thou hast honoured above me ! If Thou wilt but respite me to the Day of Judgment , I will surely bring his descendants under my sway - all but a few ! "