زعم الناسُ خالداً بَغّاءَ

كَذَبوا القولَ وافْتَرَوْهُ افتراءَ

They accused Khaled of being licentious,

Their words were lies and pure slander.

إنما صادفوه يَلْمَس غُرمو

لاً فواراه في استِهِ استحياءَ

They just happened upon him touching a boy,

Who out of shyness drew away from his hand.

فلَحَوْه فيه فصار لجَاجاً

وهو شيخٌ يُراغِم الأعداءَ

So they assumed the worst of him,

Though he is a sheikh who defies his foes.

فلْيكفُّوا عن الجِدال وإلا

فليكونوا له إذاً نُظراءَ

Let them cease their disputes, else

They'll find themselves as his equals.