1. Khalid, though you are her mother, and you her father,
So fear Allah, O Al-Shawki,

2. She is a girl you both gave birth to,
So the pregnancy is hers, and the semen is yours,

3. We do not resent you, though he is an enemy,
Successful is his arrow, and you are the guardian,

4. So rest from contending over her,
The ambiguity is gone, the hidden has become clear.