مِمَّا ابتَلى اللهُ به مُراكِشاً

مِمَّا ابتَلى اللهُ به مُراكِشاً

مُحتسِبٌ مُخنَّثٌ صغيرُ

مُحتسِبٌ مُخنَّثٌ صغيرُ

Among the things with which God has afflicted Marrakesh

Among what God has afflicted Marrakesh with

is a small, effeminate market inspector.

Is a small, effeminate hypocrite

ليس له شُغلٌ سوى هَزٌّ لرِد

ليس له شُغلٌ سوى هَزٌّ لرِد

فٍ حولَه كأنه ثبيرُ

فٍ حولَه كأنه ثبيرُ

He has no occupation but shaking a rump

Who has no occupation but to wag his buttocks

around him, as though it were Mount Thabir.

As if he were afemale camel in heat

لا يَختشي مِن بَأسِه ذو حِرفَةٍ

لا يَختشي مِن بَأسِه ذو حِرفَةٍ

إن كان أيرٌ عندَه كبيرُ

إن كان أيرٌ عندَه كبيرُ

No craftsman fears his might

No skilled worker fears his wrath

if he has a big cock.

If he has a large awl

لَقيتُه كالكلبِ يوماً لاهثاً

لَقيتُه كالكلبِ يوماً لاهثاً

وقال قد أنهكَني التَّسعيرُ

وقال قد أنهكَني التَّسعيرُ

One day I met him panting like a dog,

One day I met him panting like a dog

and he said, 'Price-setting has exhausted me.'

And he said “The soaring prices have exhausted me”

قلتُ له إستُكَ هل سَعَّرتَها

قلتُ له إستُكَ هل سَعَّرتَها

فقال لا يُسَعَّرُ المَسعورُ

فقال لا يُسَعَّرُ المَسعورُ

I said to him, 'Your arse—have you priced it?'

I said “Calm down, have the prices been deregulated?”

So he said, 'The rabid one cannot be priced.'

He said “What is already inflated cannot be further inflated”