يا رَعى الله إخوةً كَرَّمُوني

يا رَعى الله إخوةً كَرَّمُوني

مَن مُعِينِي عَن شكرهم مَن مُعِيني

مَن مُعِينِي عَن شكرهم مَن مُعِيني

Oh, may God watch over the brothers who honored me.

O God bless the brothers who honored me

Who will help me thank them—who will help me?

Who can help me thank them, who can help me?

كَرَّمُوني بل كَرَّمُوا فَنَّ آدا

كَرَّمُوني بل كَرَّمُوا فَنَّ آدا

بٍ وفنَّ الآدابِ خَيرُ الفنُونِ

بٍ وفنَّ الآدابِ خَيرُ الفنُونِ

They honored me—rather, they honored the art of

They honored me, nay they honored the art of poetry

letters; and the art of letters is the finest of arts.

And the art of literature is the best of arts

قَد رَأوني أخا الثناءِ فَأثنَوا

قَد رَأوني أخا الثناءِ فَأثنَوا

وَالرِّضَى مِن أحِبَّتِي يَكفِينِي

وَالرِّضَى مِن أحِبَّتِي يَكفِينِي

They saw me as worthy of praise, and so they praised me;

They saw me as a brother of praise, so they praised

and the approval of my loved ones is enough for me.

And being pleased by my loved ones is enough for me

كَرَّمُوني بَل كَرَّمُوا منهُمُ فض

كَرَّمُوني بَل كَرَّمُوا منهُمُ فض

لاً أنا مظهرٌ له جَعَلُوني

لاً أنا مظهرٌ له جَعَلُوني

They honored me—rather, they honored a virtue of their own,

They honored me, nay they honored the excellence among them

of which they made me the embodiment.

I am but a manifestation of it, they have made me

ذَاكَ إذ من أنَا بِدُونِكُم يَا

ذَاكَ إذ من أنَا بِدُونِكُم يَا

رُ صَفَائِي وَأنتمُ مَن بِدُونِي

رُ صَفَائِي وَأنتمُ مَن بِدُونِي

That is so, for who am I without you, O

That is because without you who am I, O

my peers—and who are you without me?

My purity, and without me who are you

أَنا أَنتمُ وَأَنتمُ أَنا كالأَي

أَنا أَنتمُ وَأَنتمُ أَنا كالأَي

دِي رِفَاقِي شِمَالُهَا بِيَمِينِي

دِي رِفَاقِي شِمَالُهَا بِيَمِينِي

I am you, and you are I—like

I am you, and you are me, like the

hands, my companions—their left hand in my right.

Two hands, its left with my right

تِلكَ منكُم عَوَاطفٌ حَرَّكتها

تِلكَ منكُم عَوَاطفٌ حَرَّكتها

يَدُ إخلاَصٍ منكُم لِي مَكينِ

يَدُ إخلاَصٍ منكُم لِي مَكينِ

Those are feelings from you, stirred

That is affection from you, stirred by

by the hand of your steadfast devotion to me.

A hand of sincerity from you to me, steadfast

إنَّ إخلاَصا منكُمُ لِىَ إخلا

إنَّ إخلاَصا منكُمُ لِىَ إخلا

صٌ لِفَنٍّ علَى مَمَرِّ السِّنِين

صٌ لِفَنٍّ علَى مَمَرِّ السِّنِين

Indeed, your devotion to me is devotion

Indeed, sincerity from you to me is sincerity

to an art through the passing years.

To an art over the passage of years

قلتُمُ قد قَضَيتُمُ وَاجباً نح

قلتُمُ قد قَضَيتُمُ وَاجباً نح

وِي فمَن لِي أنا بِرَدِ الدًُيون

وِي فمَن لِي أنا بِرَدِ الدًُيون

You said you had fulfilled a duty toward

You have said you have fulfilled a duty

me; who, then, will help me repay my debts?

Towards me, so who am I to repay debts

هوَ قَلبِي ومَا لَدىَّ سَواهُ

هوَ قَلبِي ومَا لَدىَّ سَواهُ

فَخُذُوه إن شئتمُ واعذِرُوني

فَخُذُوه إن شئتمُ واعذِرُوني

It is my heart, and I have nothing else;

It is my heart and what I have besides it

so take it, if you wish, and pardon me.

So take it if you wish, and forgive me

يا شبَابَ الحَمرَاءِ زَكُّوا نُبوغا

يا شبَابَ الحَمرَاءِ زَكُّوا نُبوغا

عَلِمَته الأَنامُ عِلمَ يَقِين

عَلِمَته الأَنامُ عِلمَ يَقِين

O youth of al-Hamra, extol the brilliance

O youth of Morocco, rectify genius

that humankind has known with certainty.

The people have known it with certain knowledge

آلَ مرَّاكشٍ بِذا اليوم قَرَّت

آلَ مرَّاكشٍ بِذا اليوم قَرَّت

أعينٌ منكُمُ وقَرَّت عُيوني

أعينٌ منكُمُ وقَرَّت عُيوني

People of Marrakesh, on this day gladdened were

The House of Marrakesh on this day delighted

your eyes, and gladdened too were mine.

Eyes from you, and my eyes delighted

إنَّ مراكشا عَرينُ اُسُودٍ

إنَّ مراكشا عَرينُ اُسُودٍ

أَوَ مَا ذِي شُبولُ ذاكَ العَرِين

أَوَ مَا ذِي شُبولُ ذاكَ العَرِين

Indeed, Marrakesh is a lions' den;

Indeed, Marrakesh is a lion's den

and are these not the cubs of that den?

Or is it not the place of that den?

إن كلِّيةَ ابنِ يُوسُفَ قِدماً

إن كلِّيةَ ابنِ يُوسُفَ قِدماً

مَنبَعٌ لِلفُنون منذُ قُرُون

مَنبَعٌ لِلفُنون منذُ قُرُون

Indeed, Ibn Yusuf College has long been

The College of Ibn Yusuf of old

a wellspring of the arts for centuries.

A fountain of arts since ages past

إزدهَت مَنظَرا وطَابت أريجا

إزدهَت مَنظَرا وطَابت أريجا

مثلَ رَوضِ الزُّهُور غِبَّ هَتُون

مثلَ رَوضِ الزُّهُور غِبَّ هَتُون

It grew splendid in appearance and sweet in fragrance,

It has prospered in its view and sweetened in aroma

like a flower garden after pouring rain.

Like a garden of flowers hidden from gazes

كلُّ هذا بفضلِ خَيرِ مَليك

كلُّ هذا بفضلِ خَيرِ مَليك

نَأصرِ الرَّأيِ مُستَنيرِ الجَبِين

نَأصرِ الرَّأيِ مُستَنيرِ الجَبِين

All this is thanks to the best of kings,

All this by the grace of the best king

a champion of thought, with a radiant brow.

Strong in opinion, enlightened of forehead

ورِجَالُ الحكُومةِ الغُرُّ لولاَ

ورِجَالُ الحكُومةِ الغُرُّ لولاَ

هُم لخَابت في العلمِ كلُّ الظنُون

هُم لخَابت في العلمِ كلُّ الظنُون

And the illustrious men of government—were it not for

And the virtuous men of government, if not for them

them, all hopes for learning would have been dashed.

Hopes would fail in knowledge, all hopes

وإذا يا حضُورُ جِئتُ مقِلاًّ

وإذا يا حضُورُ جِئتُ مقِلاًّ

مِن حيَاءٍ وحِشمَة فَاعذِرُوني

مِن حيَاءٍ وحِشمَة فَاعذِرُوني

And if, O audience, I have come with little to offer,

And when I come, O gathering, hesitant

out of shyness and modesty, then pardon me.

Out of shyness and decency, forgive me