1. Look at your daughter, O Khalid
The witness tells you about your absent one
١. انظر إلى بِنْتك يا خالدُ
يُخبركَ عن غائبك الشاهدُ
2. The mother is known, but she
Like you, no father was known for her
٢. معروفة الأُم ولكنها
مثلك لم يُعرَف لها والدُ
3. Except an impure bed
Visited by comers and goers
٣. إلا فِرَاَش غير ما طاهر
ينتابه الصادر والواردُ
4. Your entered birth is her birth
And it is, as you know, corrupt
٤. ميلادك المدخولُ ميلادها
وهْوَ كما تعلمه فاسدُ
5. The mother is one, but she
Like you, has no single father
٥. واحدةُ الأم ولكنَّها
مثلك حاشاها أبٌ واحدُ