Side A
In the large cartouche, in two lines, a Turkish couplet
Olunca düşman-ı küffar nümayan
Yararım sinesini ya lutf-ı yezdan
“When the infidel enemy appears
I cleave his breast, O God’s Grace!”
In the oblong cartouche above it, in Arabic
ya allah
“O God!l”
SIDE B
In the oblong cartouche nearest the hilt, in Arabic
tawakkaltu ‘ala allah
“I put my trust in God”
In the roundel above it
sahibuhu muhammad bin khwaja hasan gürci
“Its owner Muhammad bin Khwaja Hasan Gürci (Mehmed bin Hoca Hasan Gürci)”
In the oblong cartouche above it
ma sha’a allah
“What God has willed”
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