Our holy book, the Koran, consists of 114 chapters, and each chapter begins with what we call the basmala, the saying of "In the name of God, the all compassionate, the all merciful," or, as Sir Richard Burton -- not the Richard Burton who was married to Elizabeth Taylor, but the Sir Richard Burton who lived a century before that and who was a worldwide traveler and translator of many works of literature --
Cartea noastra sfanta, Coranul, este constituita din 114 capitole, fiecare capitol incepe cu ceea ce noi numim basmala, zicerea in numele lui Dumnezeu, cel plin de compasiune, cel iertator, sau, asa cum Sir Richard Burton nu Richard Burton, cel care a fost casatorit cu Elizabeth Taylor, ci Sir Richard Burton care a trait un secol inainte si care era un calator pe intreg globul si translator al multor opere literare,