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''Allah ho Akbar! Allah ho Akbar!'' From mosque and minar the muezzins are calling; Pour forth your praises, O Chosen of Islam; Swiftly the shadows of sunset are falling: ''Allah ho Akbar! Allah ho Akbar!''

''Ave Maria! Ave Maria!'' Devoutly the priests at the altars are singing; O ye who worship the Son of the Virgin, Make your orisons, the vespers are ringing: ''Ave Maria! Ave Maria!''

''Ahura Mazda! Ahura Mazda!'' How the sonorous Avesta is flowing! 95