- Zarak Khan: Hanging's too fast. It's for the weak. My father once said I should be flogged to death. He tried, cousin, but he failed.
- Ahmad: We shall not fail.
- Haji Khan: [speaking of his eldest son, Zarak] He has betrayed me. Brings shame on my name and to the family.
- The Mullah: So much shame that you beat him in front of women?
- Haji Khan: So much.