يا رَعى الله إخوةً كَرَّمُوني
مَن مُعِينِي عَن شكرهم مَن مُعِيني
O God bless the brothers who honored me
Who can help me thank them, who can help me?
كَرَّمُوني بل كَرَّمُوا فَنَّ آدا
بٍ وفنَّ الآدابِ خَيرُ الفنُونِ
They honored me, nay they honored the art of poetry
And the art of literature is the best of arts
قَد رَأوني أخا الثناءِ فَأثنَوا
وَالرِّضَى مِن أحِبَّتِي يَكفِينِي
They saw me as a brother of praise, so they praised
And being pleased by my loved ones is enough for me
كَرَّمُوني بَل كَرَّمُوا منهُمُ فض
لاً أنا مظهرٌ له جَعَلُوني
They honored me, nay they honored the excellence among them
I am but a manifestation of it, they have made me
ذَاكَ إذ من أنَا بِدُونِكُم يَا
رُ صَفَائِي وَأنتمُ مَن بِدُونِي
That is because without you who am I, O
My purity, and without me who are you
أَنا أَنتمُ وَأَنتمُ أَنا كالأَي
دِي رِفَاقِي شِمَالُهَا بِيَمِينِي
I am you, and you are me, like the
Two hands, its left with my right
تِلكَ منكُم عَوَاطفٌ حَرَّكتها
يَدُ إخلاَصٍ منكُم لِي مَكينِ
That is affection from you, stirred by
A hand of sincerity from you to me, steadfast
إنَّ إخلاَصا منكُمُ لِىَ إخلا
صٌ لِفَنٍّ علَى مَمَرِّ السِّنِين
Indeed, sincerity from you to me is sincerity
To an art over the passage of years
قلتُمُ قد قَضَيتُمُ وَاجباً نح
وِي فمَن لِي أنا بِرَدِ الدًُيون
You have said you have fulfilled a duty
Towards me, so who am I to repay debts
هوَ قَلبِي ومَا لَدىَّ سَواهُ
فَخُذُوه إن شئتمُ واعذِرُوني
It is my heart and what I have besides it
So take it if you wish, and forgive me
يا شبَابَ الحَمرَاءِ زَكُّوا نُبوغا
عَلِمَته الأَنامُ عِلمَ يَقِين
O youth of Morocco, rectify genius
The people have known it with certain knowledge
آلَ مرَّاكشٍ بِذا اليوم قَرَّت
أعينٌ منكُمُ وقَرَّت عُيوني
The House of Marrakesh on this day delighted
Eyes from you, and my eyes delighted
إنَّ مراكشا عَرينُ اُسُودٍ
أَوَ مَا ذِي شُبولُ ذاكَ العَرِين
Indeed, Marrakesh is a lion's den
Or is it not the place of that den?
إن كلِّيةَ ابنِ يُوسُفَ قِدماً
مَنبَعٌ لِلفُنون منذُ قُرُون
The College of Ibn Yusuf of old
A fountain of arts since ages past
إزدهَت مَنظَرا وطَابت أريجا
مثلَ رَوضِ الزُّهُور غِبَّ هَتُون
It has prospered in its view and sweetened in aroma
Like a garden of flowers hidden from gazes
كلُّ هذا بفضلِ خَيرِ مَليك
نَأصرِ الرَّأيِ مُستَنيرِ الجَبِين
All this by the grace of the best king
Strong in opinion, enlightened of forehead
ورِجَالُ الحكُومةِ الغُرُّ لولاَ
هُم لخَابت في العلمِ كلُّ الظنُون
And the virtuous men of government, if not for them
Hopes would fail in knowledge, all hopes
وإذا يا حضُورُ جِئتُ مقِلاًّ
مِن حيَاءٍ وحِشمَة فَاعذِرُوني
And when I come, O gathering, hesitant
Out of shyness and decency, forgive me
