 the king must distinguish between his friends and his enemies by examining their secrets and their precise news so that if he is able to know where one of them spends his nights and rests and what he does in them he will do so.
فعلى الملك أن يميز بين أوليائه وأعدائه بالفحص عن أسرارهم ودقيق أخبارهم، حتى إن أمكنه أن يعرف مبيت أحدهم ومقيله، وما أحدث فيهما، فعل.