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- You sever the purest bond of affection even with those who support you, and you loathe—across every faction—whoever opposes you(1).
- Yet in every word they utter and every deed they perform, their stance is identical to yours, O man—only their argument is the stronger.
(1) In al-Durra al-Bahiyya the reading is “man nadaaka” (whoever calls upon you), whereas manuscripts B and J have “aadaaka” (whoever opposes you).
٤٥- وتَنْحل من والاك صَفْوَ مودةٍ ... وتبغض من ناواك (١) من كل فرقة
٤٦- وحالهم في كل قول وفعلة ... كحالك -يا هذا- بأرجح حجة
(١) في الدرة البهية: من ناداك، وفي ب وج: عاداك.