General—Take her away!
(Cafour is led out by a soldier.)
General—(To Hafiz.) A boy to capture thee! Surely Allah slept while thou didst pray in the Mosque, Hafiz!
Hafiz—He will not sleep forever.
General—Ye serve a God who betrays. Renounce thy false Mohammed, thy futile faith—
Hafiz—Is faith so lightly changed?
General—Believe in the holy church.
Hafiz—Is there but one road to Paradise, but one God who points the way?
General—There is the true God of the Christians.
Hafiz—(Bitterly.) Shall I measure the depth of his mercy by—thine?