إنّيindeed I لأعرِفُcertainly know منfrom وجهِface العدُوِّthe enemy وَإِنand even if
إنّي لأعرِفُ من وجهِ العدُوِّ وَإِن
أبدىhe shows المُداجاةَfeigned friendliness ماwhat تُخفيconceal ضَمائِرُهُhis innermost thoughts
أبدى المُداجاةَ ما تُخفي ضَمائِرُهُ
Indeed, I know from the enemy’s face, even if
I recognize the enemy from his face even if
he shows feigned friendliness, what his innermost thoughts conceal.
He shows affection to hide the hatred within;
كالخَطِّlike writing يلحَظُهُhe observes it القاريthe reader فيوصِلُthen conveys مَعْits meaning (first part)
كالخَطِّ يلحَظُهُ القاري فيوصِلُ مَعْ
ناهُits meaning (remaining part) إلىto قَلْبِهhis heart فيin الوقتِthe instant ناظرُهُhis gaze
ناهُ إلى قَلْبِه في الوقتِ ناظرُهُ
Like writing that the reader scans, whose meaning
Like a letter one scans and takes in its content
his gaze then conveys to his heart in that very instant.
While the eyes quickly grasp the heart of its meaning.