A Wind in Cairo (1989)

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
By the snorting coursers,
Striking sparks of fire
And scouring to the raid at dawn,
Then, therewith, with their trail of dust,
Cleaving, as one, the center of the foe,
Lo! man is an ingrate unto his Lord
And lo! he is a witness unto that;
And lo! in the love of wealth he is violent.
Knoweth he not that, when the contents of the graves are poured forth
And the secrets of the breasts are made known,
On that day will their Lord be perfectly informed concerning them.
- The Koran, Sûrah 100: "The Coursers"

To Alex and Galina
and to
Sheiky

"And she was shaped just so," said Hasan, miming beauty in the air.

It was going to be a very pleasant war.