28 Preface قالَ ذٰلِكَ بَيني وَبَينَكَ ۖ أَيَّمَا الأَجَلَينِ قَضَيتُ فَلا عُدوانَ عَلَيَّ ۖ وَاللَّهُ عَلىٰ ما نَقولُ وَكيلٌAli Quli QaraiHe said, ‘This will be [by consent] between you and me. Whichever of the two terms I complete, there shall be no reprisal against me,1 and Allah is witness over what we say.’ Or ‘it shall be no unfairness toward me.’