Act IV, Scene V: To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, / All in the morning betime, / And I a maid at your window, / To be your Valentine.

But ſhall I prooue a traitor to my King?

However, whether in the case of the Qur’an or of any other text, understanding the Qur’an requires more than an understanding of the backdrop for the text (the anthroplogy, archaeology, epigraphology, political, social and cultural history of the environment in which the text is embedded), and more than an understanding of its literary structure (its vocabulary, grammar, styles, and its links with the languages which preceded and surround the text).

When through the thin air stooped with fear, across the harvest whitely peer empty of surprise death’s faultless eyes