ياO آلpeople of مرَّاكشٍMarrakesh والنفسُwhile the soul واجفةٌtrembling
يا آل مرَّاكشٍ والنفسُ واجفةٌ
إنindeed النذيرthe warner بعقبىof the outcome of جهلكمyour ignorance صدقاspoke truly
إن النذير بعقبى جهلكم صدقا
O people of Marrakesh, with my soul trembling,
O people of Marrakesh, my soul is weary,
indeed, the one who warned of the consequences of your ignorance spoke true.
The warner was truthful in your ignorance,
أبعدis it after مخلوعكمyour deposed ruler عبدAbd (servant of) العزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) نرىwe see
أبعد مخلوعكم عبد العزيز نرى
عبدAbd (servant of) الحفيظal-Hafiz (the Preserver) علىupon كرسيِّهhis throne قلقاrestless
عبد الحفيظ على كرسيِّه قلقا
After your deposed Abd al-Aziz, do we see
After deposing your servant Abdul Aziz, we see
Abd al-Hafiz restless upon his throne?
Abdul Hafeez restless on his throne,
يفرhe flees منكمfrom you إلىto أغلالshackles of مستلِبٍa despoiler
يفر منكم إلى أغلال مستلِبٍ
إذاwhen فررتمyou flee إلىto إخوانكمyour brothers حنقاin anger
إذا فررتم إلى إخوانكم حنقا
He flees from you into a despoiler’s shackles
He flees from you to the shackles of an usurper,
when, in anger, you flee to your brothers.
When you flee to your brethren in bitterness,
إنif عبتموهyou find fault with him فقدthen indeed عبتمyou have faulted أخاهhis brother وإنand if
إن عبتموه فقد عبتم أخاه وإن
يسرقْhe steals فإنthen indeed أخاهhis brother قبلهbefore him سرقاstole
يسرقْ فإن أخاه قبله سرقا
If you fault him, you have faulted his brother; and if
If you disown him, you've disowned his brother, and if
he steals, his brother stole before him.
He steals, his brother stole before him,
إنif كانhe had جارacted unjustly فهلاthen why not كانwas صبركمyour endurance
إن كان جار فهلا كان صبركم
عليهwith him أيسرeasier منthan أنto تذهبواyou go off فرقاin factions
عليه أيسر من أن تذهبوا فرقا
If he ruled unjustly, would not your endurance
If he was a neighbor, was it not easier for you,
of him have been easier than splitting into factions?
To be patient with him, than to separate in discord?
ضعتمyou have come to ruin كماjust as ضاعhe came to ruin فاستوفواso take in full نصيبكمyour share
ضعتم كما ضاع فاستوفوا نصيبكم
منof القضاءthe fate الذيwhich فيin مصرEgypt قدalready سبقاcame earlier
من القضاء الذي في مصر قد سبقا
You have come to ruin as he did; so take your full share
You lost just as he was lost, so take your share,
of the fate that had already come to pass in Egypt.
Of the fate which in Egypt had come to pass before,
ذكَّرتموهاyou reminded her بأهواءof passions مفرقةdivisive
ذكَّرتموها بأهواء مفرقة
إذاwhen تذكرهاhe recalls them ذوone possessed of غيرةzeal صعقاhe falls senseless
إذا تذكرها ذو غيرة صعقا
You have reminded her of divisive passions;
You reminded her of scattered whims,
when a man of zeal recalls them, he falls senseless.
When one with zeal remembers, he swoons,
كنتمyou were مؤخّرَthe rear of ركبa caravan قادهled it نفرٌa band
كنتم مؤخّرَ ركب قاده نفرٌ
عمٍblind فلماthen when أتىcame ميعادهits appointed time لحقاit caught up
عمٍ فلما أتى ميعاده لحقا
You were the rear of a caravan led by a band
You were the rear of a caravan led by a few,
of blind men; when its appointed hour came, it caught up.
An uncle, so when his appointed time came he followed,
فياso O حسيبone who calls to account الشريكينthe two partners اللذينwho (the two) علىagainst
فيا حسيب الشريكين اللذين على
أسرىthe captives of وعودكyour promises فيin مراكشMarrakesh اتفقاthey both agreed
أسرى وعودك في مراكش اتفقا
So, O you who call to account the two partners who, against
So O the reckoner of the two partners who
the captives of your promises in Marrakesh, made common cause—
Agreed upon your captive promises in Marrakesh,
إنيindeed I لأرتابI surely doubt فيabout هذاthis السكوتsilence فهلso do...?
إني لأرتاب في هذا السكوت فهل
تريدyou seek مثلthe like of الذيthat which نالاهthey both gained it مرتفقاas an advantage
تريد مثل الذي نالاه مرتفقا
I am indeed suspicious of this silence; do you
I truly doubt this silence, do you want
seek an advantage like the one they both gained?
What your confidant attained for himself?
ياO حاذقاًone skilled فيin خداعdeceiving الناسpeople إنهمindeed they
يا حاذقاً في خداع الناس إنهم
عادواthey have come to يرونكthey see you فيin خذلانهمforsaking them حذقاskilled
عادوا يرونك في خذلانهم حذقا
O you, so skilled at deceiving people, they
O skilled in deceiving people, they now see you again
have come to see you as skilled at forsaking them.
In their abandonment, as cunning,
إنيindeed I لأعرفI surely know هذيthese الطرقways منsince قدمٍlong ago
إني لأعرف هذي الطرق من قدمٍ
وهلand can...? ينجِّيهمُsave them عرفانيَmy knowledge of الطرقاthe ways
وهل ينجِّيهمُ عرفانيَ الطرقا
I have indeed long known these ways;
I know these roads from old,
and can my knowledge of these ways save them?
And does my knowledge of the roads avail them?
ضاقتhave narrowed سجونيَmy prisons حتىso that لستI am not أملكI have the power أنto
ضاقت سجونيَ حتى لست أملك أن
أحرِّكَI move اليدthe hand أوor أنto أثنيI bend العنقاthe neck
أحرِّكَ اليد أو أن أثني العنقا
My prisons have grown so narrow that I cannot
My prisons are so narrow that I cannot
move my hand or bend my neck.
Move my hand or bend my neck,
لولاwere it not for الحنينlonging إلىfor البسفورthe Bosphorus ماnot وجدتwould find
لولا الحنين إلى البسفور ما وجدت
روحيmy soul الغداةthis morning منfrom الجثمانthe body منطلقاa way out
روحي الغداة من الجثمان منطلقا
Were it not for longing for the Bosphorus, there would be no
If not for yearning for the Bosphorus, at dawn
escape from the body for my soul this morning.
My soul would not have escaped my body,
فليتنيso would that I بعدafter يأسيmy despair منof ملائكهits angels
فليتني بعد يأسي من ملائكه
أموتI might die فيin لجَّتيهits twin depths دونهمbefore reaching them غرقاby drowning
أموت في لجَّتيه دونهم غرقا
So would that, after despairing of its angels,
So would that after despairing of its angels,
I might drown in its twin depths before reaching them.
I die in its surge, not attaining them, drowned.
Sol 6.1