قالوا وقدْ عظُمَتْ مَبَرّةُ خالِدٍ

قاري الضّيوفِ بطارِفٍ وبتالِدِ

They said - and Khaled's hospitality has grown -

The host of guests with sheets and blankets -

ماذا تَمُتَّ بهِ فجئْتُ بحجّةٍ

قطَعَتْ بكلِّ مُجادِلٍ ومُجالِدِ

What will you die for? So I came up with the argument

That silences all debaters and adversaries -

إنْ يفْترِقْ نسَبٌ يؤلِّف بيْننا

أدَبٌ أقَمْناهُ مُقامَ الوالِدِ

If lineage comes between us

We have established proper conduct in place of the father