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Sunday, 10 September 2023

Compassionate, You are the most merciful - Si Mohand ou-Mhand

Compassionate, You are the most merciful
Glory to You the Almighty
Master of countless crowds

You provide for those who have no money
Your power is unmatched
You keep watch over us

Since even those who do nothing live
without debts or worries
I swear to you, hunger, I do not fear you any more

Si Mohand ou-Mhand (1845–1906) Algeria
Translated by Abdenour Bouich
Source: Translated Poems of the Berber Kabylian Poet Si Mohand ou-Mhand (1845–1906)Xanthos: A Journal of Foreign Literatures and Languages, 1 (2019), 47-54 [Creative Commons licenced]

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