Stanza 57

The Village and the Base   The Arrival   The Dawn Prayer   The Dilemma   American Hospitality   The Diatribes   Iraqi Hospitality   The Departure   The Murder   The Apology   The Burial   The Militant   The Armament   The Disease   The Sacrilege   The Sacrilege Rebuilt   The Passion Play   The Massacre   The Ambush   The Battle Ends   The Tenth Moves On   The Miracle   Epilogue   Glossary

<<       <       >       >> 57 "In God's great name, whose clemency transcends The highest bounds, whose mercy never ends, May The Avenger devastate your foes And The Victorious strike the fatal blows That save the righteous from the infidel And by The Majesty their schemes dispel. May The Responder answer when you pray And may The Great Protector turn away The fearsome weapons of your enemy. May The Bestower grant you energy That The Sustainer may provide support. May The Restrainer ever balk and thwart The ones who threaten to destroy your lives. May he who in iniquity contrives Your devastation The Destroyer face. May The Demoter humble and abase The evil sinner that humiliates The righteous man, who only contemplates The Peace and Blessing. May God give you bliss And keep you safe from anything amiss." <<       <       >       >>