عدوٌan enemy راحwent about فيin ثوبىthe two garments of صديقa friend
عدوٌ راح في ثوبى صديق
شريكa companion فيin الصبوحthe morning draught وفيand in الغبوقthe evening draught
شريك في الصبوح وفي الغبوق
An enemy went about in a friend's clothes,
An enemy went in the clothes of a friend
A companion in the morning draught and in the evening draught.
A partner in the mornings and evenings
لهhe has نظرthe gaze of الشفيقa caring person بمقلتيهwith his two eyes
له نظر الشفيق بمقلتيه
وليسand there is no وراءهbehind it نظرthe regard of الشفيقa caring person
وليس وراءه نظر الشفيق
His eyes have the gaze of one who cares,
With his eyelids, he has the look of one sympathetic
Yet behind it lies no caring regard.
Yet behind them he has not the look of the sympathetic
لهhe has وجهانtwo faces ظاهرهhis outward self ابنson of عمa paternal uncle
له وجهان ظاهره ابن عم
وباطنهand his inward self ابنson of زانيةa whore عتيقold
وباطنه ابن زانية عتيق
He has two faces: outwardly, a cousin,
He has two faces, his outward, a cousin
And inwardly, an old son of a whore.
And his inward, the son of an old whore
يسركhe pleases you معلناًopenly ويسوءand causes distress مراًbitterly
يسرك معلناً ويسوء مراً
كذاكthus يكونare أبناءthe sons of الطريقthe road
كذاك يكون أبناء الطريق
He pleases you openly, and bitterly brings distress;
Openly he makes you happy, and secretly harms you
Such are the sons of the road.
Thus are the sons of the road
Sol 6.1