مطبوعْ مَطْبوع

مطبوعْ مَطْبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed, printed,

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes, by God, printed

مطبوعْ مَطْبوع

مطبوعْ مَطْبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed, printed,

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes, by God, printed

فَقِير مِثْلِي

فَقِير مِثْلِي

وفي عنقوا شَرشُوح

وفي عنقوا شَرشُوح

A dervish like me,

A poor man like me,

with a rag around his neck:

With a necktie and vest,

صدْرُوا مَخْلِي

صدْرُوا مَخْلِي

ومِنَ الْهَمِّ مَشْرُوح

ومِنَ الْهَمِّ مَشْرُوح

his breast is cleared,

My chest empty,

and opened free of care.

And full of worries,

وحبُبْ لُو

وحبُبْ لُو

أهْلُ خِفَّةِ الرُّوح

أهْلُ خِفَّةِ الرُّوح

And dear to him

And loved by,

are the lighthearted.

Those of light spirit,

كذَا المطبوعْ

كذَا المطبوعْ

يُعْجِب كُلُّ مطبوع

يُعْجِب كُلُّ مطبوع

Such is the natural soul:

Thus the printed one,

every natural soul pleases him.

Pleases all the printed

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

أوَّل يَومِي

أوَّل يَومِي

حِينْ نخَرُج نُكَدِّي

حِينْ نخَرُج نُكَدِّي

At the start of my day,

My first day,

when I go out to beg,

When we go out to toil,

نَفْتحْ فَمي

نَفْتحْ فَمي

ونَمد يَدِّي

ونَمد يَدِّي

I open my mouth

I open my mouth,

and hold out my hand.

And extend my hand,

وفي حُكْمِي

وفي حُكْمِي

رأيْتُ جَدِّي

رأيْتُ جَدِّي

And in my judgment,

And in my rule,

I have found my good fortune.

I saw my grandfather,

مَن لاَ هُ مطْبُوع

مَن لاَ هُ مطْبُوع

تَرْكُ عِنْدِي مطبوع

تَرْكُ عِنْدِي مطبوع

Whoever is not natural—

He who is not printed,

leaving him is natural to me.

Left with me, printed,

مطبُوع مطبُوع

مطبُوع مطبُوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

نَكْسِي جِسْمِي

نَكْسِي جِسْمِي

بِفْتِيلا وأبْرَا

بِفْتِيلا وأبْرَا

I clothe my body

I dress my body,

with a thread and a needle,

With rags and patches

ومِنْ صُوفْ مَرْمى

ومِنْ صُوفْ مَرْمى

ونْكَدِّي كسرَا

ونْكَدِّي كسرَا

and with discarded wool,

And discarded wool,

and beg for a piece of bread.

And toil miserably,

مَنْ ذَا المسَمى

مَنْ ذَا المسَمى

هُمُ النَّاسْ في حَيْرا

هُمُ النَّاسْ في حَيْرا

Who is this one so named?

Who is named,

The people are bewildered.

People are confused,

نَبْقَى مطْبُوعْ

نَبْقَى مطْبُوعْ

نُعْجِبْ كُلَّ مطبُوعْ

نُعْجِبْ كُلَّ مطبُوعْ

I remain natural,

We remain printed,

pleasing every natural soul.

We please all the printed,

مطبُوع مطبُوع

مطبُوع مطبُوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

رَأسِي مَحْلُوقْ

رَأسِي مَحْلُوقْ

ونَمْشِي مُوَلَّه

ونَمْشِي مُوَلَّه

My head is shaven,

My head is shaved,

and I walk bewildered by love.

And I walk confused,

نَطْلُبْ في السُّوقْ

نَطْلُبْ في السُّوقْ

أو في دَار مُرَفَّهْ

أو في دَار مُرَفَّهْ

I beg in the market

I seek in the market,

or in a well-to-do house.

Or in a lavish house,

حافِي نرشُوقْ

حافِي نرشُوقْ

تَقُل أعْطِ لِلهْ

تَقُل أعْطِ لِلهْ

Barefoot, I dart about;

Barefoot shining,

you say, "Give for God's sake."

Say give for God,

خُبْراً مطبوعْ

خُبْراً مطبوعْ

مِمَّن هُوَّ مطبوع

مِمَّن هُوَّ مطبوع

A natural account,

News of the printed one,

from one who is natural.

Of who is printed

مطبوعْ مطبوعْ

مطبوعْ مطبوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

وقَدْ نَقْعُد

وقَدْ نَقْعُد

لَسْ يَخْطُرِ لي نَمْشِي

لَسْ يَخْطُرِ لي نَمْشِي

And sometimes I sit down;

And we may sit,

it does not occur to me to walk.

It does not occur to me to walk,

نُريدْ نَرْقُد

نُريدْ نَرْقُد

الأَرضُ هِيَّ فَرْشِي

الأَرضُ هِيَّ فَرْشِي

I want to sleep;

I want to sleep,

the earth is my bed.

The ground is my mattress,

نَرْعَى مَزْرُودْ

نَرْعَى مَزْرُودْ

بِيهِ يَطِيبُ عَيْشِي

بِيهِ يَطِيبُ عَيْشِي

I graze on a meal;

I graze happily,

with it my life grows pleasant.

With it my living is good,

مَنْ هُ مطبوعْ

مَنْ هُ مطبوعْ

يُعْجِبْ كُلَّ مطبوع

يُعْجِبْ كُلَّ مطبوع

Whoever is natural

Who is printed,

pleases every natural soul.

Pleases all printed

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

مَعِي كَشْكُول

مَعِي كَشْكُول

مَعْ وحْدَ الْمَحارَهْ

مَعْ وحْدَ الْمَحارَهْ

I have a beggar's bowl,

With me a water skin,

along with a single seashell,

With a donkey for company,

وابْرِيقْ مَدخُولْ

وابْرِيقْ مَدخُولْ

بِطَرْفِ الإشارَه

بِطَرْفِ الإشارَه

and a flawed pitcher,

And a jug filled,

with a touch of allusion.

At the edge of a sign,

ورَاسي مَصْقُول

ورَاسي مَصْقُول

بِحَال طَنْجَهارَه

بِحَال طَنْجَهارَه

And my head is polished

And my head smooth,

like a cooking pot.

In the manner of vagabonds,

نَمْشِي مطبوع

نَمْشِي مطبوع

عَلَى الفقرِ مطبوعْ

عَلَى الفقرِ مطبوعْ

I walk naturally,

We walk printed,

naturally inclined to poverty.

On poverty printed

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

وحِينْ نَرْكَن

وحِينْ نَرْكَن

لِسُوق أو قَرْيَهْ

لِسُوق أو قَرْيَهْ

And when I stop

And when we stop,

at a market or a village,

At a market or village,

نَرَى العُربانْ

نَرَى العُربانْ

يَخْرُجُوا إِليَّا

يَخْرُجُوا إِليَّا

I see the Bedouins

We see the Arabs,

coming out to me,

Come out to us,

مِثْلَ الإِخوانْ

مِثْلَ الإِخوانْ

قَوْلُهُم بِنِيَّا

قَوْلُهُم بِنِيَّا

like brothers,

Like brothers,

their words in good faith.

Their words for us,

تَرَى الْمَطْبوع

تَرَى الْمَطْبوع

مُرَحِّباً بِمَطبوع

مُرَحِّباً بِمَطبوع

You see the natural soul

You see the printed one,

welcoming a natural soul.

Welcoming the printed one

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

لَسْ نَتْصَنَعْ

لَسْ نَتْصَنَعْ

ولا مَعي نامُوس

ولا مَعي نامُوس

I do not put on airs,

We do not pretend,

nor have I any prestige.

Nor with me morals,

ولاَ نَطْمَعْ

ولاَ نَطْمَعْ

في أكْلِ ومَلْبُوسْ

في أكْلِ ومَلْبُوسْ

Nor do I covet

Nor do we covet,

food and clothing.

Food and clothing,

لِذَا الموضعْ

لِذَا الموضعْ

يَحْتاجْ كُلُّ سالُوس

يَحْتاجْ كُلُّ سالُوس

For this station

For this place,

every hypocrite has need.

Every complainer needs,

فَقِيرْ مَطْبُوع

فَقِيرْ مَطْبُوع

يُعْجِب كُلَّ مطبوع

يُعْجِب كُلَّ مطبوع

A natural dervish

A poor printed one,

pleases every natural soul.

Pleases all printed

مطبُوع مطبوع

مطبُوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

ولا نَعْرِف قاضي

ولا نَعْرِف قاضي

وَلاَ وَالِي

وَلاَ وَالِي

And I know no judge,

We do not know a judge,

nor governor.

Nor governor,

وَهُوَ أشْرَف

وَهُوَ أشْرَف

وأطبعْ لِحالِي

وأطبعْ لِحالِي

And that is nobler

Yet he is the most noble,

and more natural to my state.

And most suitable for my state,

كَذَا تُوصَفْ

كَذَا تُوصَفْ

رُتْبَةُ الْمعالي

رُتْبَةُ الْمعالي

Thus is described

Thus is described,

the station of high attainment.

The rank of grandeur,

قلبٌ مطبوعْ

قلبٌ مطبوعْ

في ذا الحَال هُو مطبوع

في ذا الحَال هُو مطبوع

A natural heart—

A printed heart,

in this state, it is natural.

In this state it is printed

مَطبوع مطبوع

مَطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

أيْ ما نَمْشِي

أيْ ما نَمْشِي

ثمَّ هِيَّ دَارِي

ثمَّ هِيَّ دَارِي

Wherever I go,

Anywhere we walk,

there is my home.

Then it is my house,

نَرْمِي تُرْسِي

نَرْمِي تُرْسِي

في وسْطِ الصَّحارِي

في وسْطِ الصَّحارِي

I cast down my shield

I toss my shield,

in the midst of the deserts.

In the middle of the desert,

نُشْغِلْ ضِرْسِي

نُشْغِلْ ضِرْسِي

بِعُشْبِ البراري

بِعُشْبِ البراري

I put my molar to work

I busy my teeth,

on the grasses of the wilds.

With desert grass,

قُوتٌ مَطْبوعْ

قُوتٌ مَطْبوعْ

بَطْنِي مَعِي مطْبوع

بَطْنِي مَعِي مطْبوع

Natural sustenance;

Sustenance printed,

my belly is natural along with me.

My stomach with me printed

مطبُوع مطبُوع

مطبُوع مطبُوع

إِيْ واللهِ مطبُوع

إِيْ واللهِ مطبُوع

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

هَذِي الأعمالْ

هَذِي الأعمالْ

ما سِواهَا نُقْصَانْ

ما سِواهَا نُقْصَانْ

These are the deeds;

These deeds,

anything else falls short.

Nothing else is lacking,

مَنْ يذلالْ

مَنْ يذلالْ

لِوَزِيرْ وسُلْطانْ

لِوَزِيرْ وسُلْطانْ

Whoever abases himself

Who flatters,

before a vizier and a sultan—

Minister and sultan,

هَذَاكْ مُخْتال

هَذَاكْ مُخْتال

نَعَمْ وَ هُ حَيْرانْ

نَعَمْ وَ هُ حَيْرانْ

that man is conceited,

That one is pretentious,

yes, and he is bewildered.

Yes, and he is confused,

ثُوبُوا مطبوع

ثُوبُوا مطبوع

وبالطَّمع هُ مطبوع

وبالطَّمع هُ مطبوع

His robe is natural,

Clothe yourselves printed,

and he is stamped with greed.

And with greed he is printed

مطبوع مطبوعْ

مطبوع مطبوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبوع

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

قطْعُ الكُمَّيْنْ

قطْعُ الكُمَّيْنْ

نقْصِدْ بِهِ نَبْرَا

نقْصِدْ بِهِ نَبْرَا

Cutting off both sleeves—

Cutting the edge,

by it I seek to be free:

We aim with it to flee,

طَرحُ الكَرْنَينْ

طَرحُ الكَرْنَينْ

عَن قَلْبي بِمَرَّا

عَن قَلْبي بِمَرَّا

casting off the two worlds

Casting off the shoes,

from my heart all at once.

From my heart quickly,

واخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْنْ

واخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْنْ

وارْتَقِي للحضْرَا

وارْتَقِي للحضْرَا

And take off your two sandals,

And removing the two slippers,

and ascend to the Presence.

And climbing to the plateau,

غيْرُ المطبُوع

غيْرُ المطبُوع

تَرْكُوا عِنْدي مطبوع

تَرْكُوا عِنْدي مطبوع

Whatever is not natural—

Other than the printed one,

leaving it is natural to me.

Left with me, printed

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

إِيْ واللهِ مَطبُوعْ

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

مَعِي جَلاَّس

مَعِي جَلاَّس

صافِي مِثْلَ قَلْبي

صافِي مِثْلَ قَلْبي

I have a companion,

With me a friend,

clear as my heart,

Pure like my heart,

وحضرةْ أسْ

وحضرةْ أسْ

نَجْلِي بِيها كَوْبي

نَجْلِي بِيها كَوْبي

and a foundational presence,

And a noble person,

with which I polish my cup,

With whom I spend my time,

وجَمْعُ أكياسْ

وجَمْعُ أكياسْ

وفَقيرْ مُرَبِّي

وفَقيرْ مُرَبِّي

and a gathering of discerning people,

And a collection of bags,

and a nurturing dervish.

And a poor mentor,

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مطبوع

إِيْ واللهِ مطبوع

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed

مطبوع مطبوع

مطبوع مطبوع

إي واللهِ مطبوع

إي واللهِ مطبوع

Natural, natural.

Printed printed

Yes, by God, natural.

Yes by God printed