خالدٌ أمُّها وأنتَ أبوها

فاتَّقِ اللَّهَ أيها الشوكيُّ

Khalid, though you are her mother, and you her father,

So fear Allah, O Al-Shawki,

هي بنتٌ ولدتُماها جميعاً

فلَه حَمْلُها ومِنْك المنيُّ

She is a girl you both gave birth to,

So the pregnancy is hers, and the semen is yours,

ما حَنِقنا عليكَ وهو عدوٌّ

مُوفقٌ سَهمُه وأنت الوليُّ

We do not resent you, though he is an enemy,

Successful is his arrow, and you are the guardian,

فاستريحا من التنازعِ فيها

قد جلا الشُّبهةَ البيانُ الخفيُّ

So rest from contending over her,

The ambiguity is gone, the hidden has become clear.