فيم التنازع والشقاقُ

فيم التنازع والشقاقُ

والأمر بينكما وفاقُ

والأمر بينكما وفاقُ

Why the dispute and discord,

Why all this conflict and discord,

when the matter between you two is one of accord?

When between you two there is accord,

البنتُ بنتُكما معاً

البنتُ بنتُكما معاً

شهدت به السبع الطباق

شهدت به السبع الطباق

The girl is the daughter of you both;

The girl is both your daughter,

the seven layered heavens have borne witness to it.

As the seven heavens bear witness.

فلخالد فيها ولا

فلخالد فيها ولا

دة من له يجب الصداق

دة من له يجب الصداق

So Khalid's role in her birth is that

Khalid owes no bride price for her,

of one to whom the bridal dower is due;

As she was born of his loins.

ولخصمه فيها ولا

ولخصمه فيها ولا

دة من بكفيه الطلاق

دة من بكفيه الطلاق

and his opponent's role in her birth is that

And his opponent owes none as well,

of one in whose two hands lies divorce.

For with his own hands did he divorce her.