38 Preface حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَنا قالَ يا لَيتَ بَيني وَبَينَكَ بُعدَ المَشرِقَينِ فَبِئسَ القَرينُAli Quli QaraiWhen he comes to Us, he will say, ‘I wish there had been between me and you the distance between east and west! What an evil companion [are you]!’