كَم مِن صَديقٍ أَراني حُسنَ صُحبَتِهِ
وَلَفظُهُ لَيِّنٌ أَحلى مِنَ العسَلِ
Many a friend has shown me the goodness of his companionship,
And his speech is gentle, sweeter than honey.
وَلِلعَدوِّ بِما أَنويهِ يُخبرُهُ
وَعَن عَدوّي وَما يَنويهِ ينقلُ لي
Yet he tells the enemy what I intend,
And reports to me about my enemy and what he intends.
كَم أَوجدَ اللَّهُ مِن وَجهَينِ في رَجلٍ
وَلَم يَكُنْ جاعِلاً قَلبَينِ في رَجُلِ
How often God has created two faces in a man,
Yet He has not placed two hearts in a man.
Sol 6.1