لسانه مِلس وقلبه نِجس-اللهجة السورية
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كان في واحد اسمه مازن، ما حدا بيقدر ينكر إنو بيعرف يحكي. وين ما يفوت بيسلّم وبيضحك وبيوزّع مجاملات. إذا شافك قالك: – يا عيني عليك، والله إنك غالي وما في منك اتنين! بس أول ما تطلع من عنده، بيبلّش يحكي عليك وينتقدك ويقلّل من قيمتك. بيوم من الأيام، نصحته رفيقته: – مازن، ليش بتحكي بوجه الناس كلام، ومن وراهم كلام تاني؟ ضحك وقال: – يا بنت الحلال، أنا ما بحب زعّل حدا! ردّت عليه: – لا يا حبيبي، إنت لسانك مِلس وقلبك نِجس. بتضحك بوجه العالم وبتخبّي بقلبك حكي ما بينحكى! ومن يومها صاروا الناس ينتبهوا منه، لأنهم اكتشفوا إنو مو كل حدا كلامه حلو قلبه أبيض. التعبير: «لسانه مِلس وقلبه نِجس» يعني لسانه حلو وبيعرف يحكي ويجامل، بس قلبه خبيث ونيّته سيئة.
Smooth Tongue, Foul Heart There was once a man named Mazen, and no one could deny that he knew how to talk. Wherever he went, he greeted, laughed, and handed out compliments. If he saw you, he would say: – *"My good friend! I swear you’re dear to me, and there isn’t another one like you!"* But as soon as you left, he’d start talking behind your back, criticizing you and demeaning your value. One day, his friend advised him: – *"Mazen, why do you say one thing to people’s faces and another behind their backs?"* He laughed and said: – *"My good friend, I don't like to upset anyone!"* She replied: – *"No, my friend. You have a smooth tongue, but a foul heart. You laugh in everyone’s face, but in your heart you hide things that shouldn't be said!"* And from that day on, people started to be wary of him, for they discovered that not everyone with sweet words has a clean heart. (Smooth tongue, foul heart) is a Syrian folk expression used to describe a person who speaks sweet, flattering words and knows how to talk to people, but is inwardly malicious and has unclean intentions. They may laugh to your face but speak ill of you behind your back.