عفواً إذا أكثَرتُ من إنشَادِي
في كلِّ مَا مِن مَحفلٍ أو نَادِ
Forgive me if I recite too often
In every gathering or club I attend
ووقفتُ بينَ مَصاقِع الخُطباءِ وال
أُدبَاءِ مَوقِفَ جَائِعٍ مِن زَاد
And stand between the pulpits of orators and
The stance of a hungry man without provision
فيقَالُ عنِّي شاعرٌ مُتوثِّبٌ
لِلقَول مثلَ تَوثُّبِ الصَّيَّاد
It is said of me, he is an impetuous poet
Jumping into words like the leap of a hunter
كَلاَّ فما هىَ بالقَوافِي إنَّها
آهاتُ أعمَاقِي وصَوتُ بِلادي
No, it is not about rhymes, indeed they are
The sorrows of my depths and the voice of my country
فإذا نظَمتُ فقد نظَمتُ عَواطِفي
وإذا نثرتُ فقد نَثَرتُ فُؤَادي
When I compose it is my emotions I compose
And when I express it is my heart I express
مَا لي رأيتُ العفوَ يَكثُر ذِكرُهُ
بِتَردُّدٍ من رائِحٍ أو غَادِ
Why have I seen forgiveness mentioned so much
With hesitation by a fragrant wind or companion
أَهُناكَ مِن جُرمٍ يقَابُ حُكمُهُ
بالعفوِ عندَ السَّادةِ الأمجَاد
Is there a crime whose sentence
Is pardoned by the generous nobles
إلا إذا ما المرءُ يُمسِي مُجرِما
في ذَبِّه عَن مَوطنِ الأجدَاد
Except when one becomes a criminal
In protecting the homeland of ancestors
المُجرمُونَ هُمُ عَن أنفُسِهم عَفوا
هُوَ منطِقٌ يأبَى قِيَاسَ فَسَاد
The criminals have forgiven themselves
An illogical rhetoric of corruption
لكنَّه واللهِ أعظمُ مَظهرٍ
لتَحَكُّمِ الأضدَادِ في الأضدَاد
But by God it is the greatest manifestation
Of the contradictions controlling contradictions
راموا استِمالَ عَواطِفٍ بتلَطُّفٍ
هيهَات ترجِعُ قَبسةٌ لِزِنَاد
They wanted to entice emotions with gentleness
Alas, a spark will not return to tinder
لم تُرهِبُوا الآسادَ يا بُعرَانَها
بشَقائِقِ الإرغَاء والإِزبَاد
You did not frighten the lions, o insects
With flowers of coaxing and kindling
فخرِ العروبَة حاملِ السَّفينِ مِن
عَضبِ الوغَى ويرَاعِهِ الميَّادِ
The pride of Arabism, the captain of the ship from
The fury of the tempest and its violent winds
شَهبندرِ الوطنِ الشهيرِ بمشرِقٍ
بِثَباتِ مَبدَئِهِ وصِدقِ جِهَاد
The famed lion of the nation, known for its east
For his steadfast principle and honest strife
إنِّي أهنِّئكُم بنَيل عزِيمَةٍ
بثَباتِها تَربُو علَى الأوطان
I congratulate you on attaining resolve
With its steadfastness nations flourish
وبجَمعِ إخوانٍ تبسَّمَ عنهُمُ
شِعرِي كِوردِ الروضِ غِبَّ عِهَاد
And with the company of brethren, my
Poetry smiled like flowers in a meadow
مِن كلِّ ذي أدبٍ تفَتَّقَ نُورُه
فأتَى كنظمِ الدُّرِّ في الأجيَاد
From every person of merit, his light emerged
And came like strung pearls on necks
المسلمُون بمشرِقٍ ومبغرِبٍ
متآلِفون كعَاتِقٍ ونِجَاد
Muslims of east and west
United like shoulders and wings
رُوحٌ من الإخلاصِ وُحِّدَ فيهِمُ
مُتَقَسَّمٌ في عالَمِ الأجسَادِ
A spirit of sincerity made them one
Fragmented across the world of bodies
المغربُ الأقصَى اذكرُوه كلَّما
كانت دموعُكُمُ علَى اتسعدَاد
Remember the Maghreb whenever
Your tears flow for Oujda
هو منكُمُ وإليكمُ في نسبَةٍ
لا تُهمِلُوه يا شُعُوبَ الضَّادِ
It is part of you and belongs to you by lineage
Do not neglect it O people of dhad
هو مَوطنُ الأمجَاد والأنجَاد مِن
أهلِيه يَومَ ندىً ويومَ طِرَاد
It is the home of glories and achievements
Of its people, one day called and another pursued
ولسوفَ يَرفعُ راسَه ويصُولُ ما
بينَ الثَّعالِب صَولَةَ الآساد
And it will soon raise its head and pounce as long as
There are foxes, with the pouncing of lions
فالدهرُ فينَا ذُو العَجَائب لم تَزل
أيَّامُه بروائِحٍ وغَوَاد
Time holds wonders for us that never cease
Its days blow fragrant winds
وزعيمُنا عبدُ العزِيز مثِيلُكُم
قاسَى مِرَار النفي والإبعَاد
And our leader Abdulaziz is like you
He suffered the bitterness of exile and estrangement
واليومَ ذاك العفوُ عمَّهُ مِثلكُم
فكأنَّكُم كُنتُم علَى مِيعَاد
And today that forgiveness encompassed him like you
As if you were at an appointed time
