"I will not make peace with the Franks until they have abandoned all their lands in the East."

"To conquer is not enough; we must also hold what we have conquered."

"I fight for the glory of God and the liberation of His lands."

"I have become the great king, the ruler of the lands, but I have not become proud because of it. I know that it is a trust from God."

"My greatest fear is that after I am gone, the Muslims will fall into discord and the Franks will return."