The Meaning of the Phrase "And the Traveler"

The Shaykh : Now, who is the traveler? First, what is the "sabil" (path)? The sabil is the road. Do roads give birth to sons? No, they do not give birth to sons. So why did we call him "the son of the path"? Because he is constantly attached to the road. One who is constantly attached to something may be called its "son" in the broad sense of the Arabic language, just as a water bird that is accustomed to water and frequents it constantly is called "the son of water" in the language because it is attached to it. So, the traveler is the one who is cut off by his journey and cannot find what will take him to his homeland.