the kings son should not be pleased with someone who is displeased with the king even if the one who is displeased is not guilty of anything against him because it is just and right for him to be loyal to whoever is loyal to the king and hostile to whoever is hostile to him. in this he should not consider his own line or the will of his nature until he reaches the right of the king to the extent that he finds a way to kill him. and this is how the public system should be towards their king.
وليس لابن الملك أن يرضى عمن سخط عليه الملك، وإن كان المسخوط عليه لا ذنب له عنده، لأن من العدل والحق عليه أن يوالي من والى الملك، ويعادي من عاداه. ولا ينظر في هذا إلى خط نفسه، وارادة طبعه، حتى يبلغ من حق الملك ما أن وجد إلى غيلته سبيلا أن يقتله، وعلى هذا ينبغي أن يكون نظام العامة لملكها.