مذهبي تقبيلُ خدٍ مُذهب

مذهبي تقبيلُ خدٍ مُذهب

سيّدي ماذا ترى في مذهبي

سيّدي ماذا ترى في مذهبي

My doctrine is to kiss a gilded cheek.

My doctrine is to kiss a rosy cheek

My lord, what do you think of my doctrine?

My lord, what do you see in my doctrine?

لا تخالفْ مالكاً في رأيه

لا تخالفْ مالكاً في رأيه

فبه يأخذُ أهلُ المغربِ

فبه يأخذُ أهلُ المغربِ

Do not oppose Malik in his opinion,

Do not oppose a master in his view

For the people of the Maghreb follow it.

For by it the people of the Maghrib take