Translation of "Verses”" in French

I recite verses of consolation

et je récite des poèmes de consolation

- He's reading verses from the Quran.
- He is reading verses from the Qur'an.

Il lit des versets du Coran.

There are Koranic verses where Jews are assimilated to pigs and monkeys.

Il y a des versets coraniques où les juifs sont assimilés à des porcs et à des singes.

This poem is composed of four verses, each of which has five lines.

Ce poème se compose de quatre strophes de chacune cinq vers.

“The Satanic Verses” by Salman Rushdie is a real masterpiece of modern literature.

"Les versets sataniques" de Salman Rushdie est un véritable chef-d'œuvre de la littérature moderne.

I had a friend who was in love with a poet of sorts. In his verses he never spoke of anything but love, and heaven, and the stars. Oh! she was properly taken in! He had more than three hundred thousand francs out of her before he'd finished.

J'avais une amie qui a aimé une espèce de poète. Dans ses vers il ne parlait que de l'amour, du ciel, des étoiles. Ah ! ce qu'elle a été refaite ! Il lui a croqué plus de trois cent mille francs.