ليتif only رقيبيmy watcher لمnot يَكُنbe أحولاcross-eyed
ليت رقيبي لم يَكُن أحولا
إذsince لمnot يكنbe أعمىblind ولاnor أعوَراone-eyed
إذ لم يكن أعمى ولا أعوَرا
If only my watcher were not cross-eyed,
I wish my watcher were not cross-eyed
Since he is neither blind nor one-eyed.
Since he was neither blind nor one-eyed
لِأَنَّbecause مَنwhoever يُبصرsees منfrom واحدٍone thing
لِأَنَّ مَن يُبصر من واحدٍ
شَيئينtwo things أولىmost deserving الناسpeople أنto يُحذَراbe guarded against
شَيئين أولى الناس أن يُحذَرا
For whoever sees in a single thing
For he who sees with one eye
Two things is, of all people, most to be guarded against.
People must beware of him, verily