Alfred C. Lyall

“ One true man, loyal-hearted, whomever thou trustest most,
Whom thy tribe has known and honored, to bring thee in safety and peace;
Thou shalt ride unscathed to Kabul, and the feud of our lives shall cease. ”

“ Nor pledge nor promise I ask of thee; I pardon, if all men know
That thy heart has been hard against me, and thy friend has been my foe.
For the sons of Sher Ali are exiles, their best men broken or fled ”