A little sheikh from the land of Meknes

(is a zajal by the Sufi poet Al-Shushtari (1212-1269). was an Andalusian Sufi poet. His poetry was designed to be sung, in songs employing simple monorhymes to praise God with everyday musical idiom, which won wide recognition beyond the hundreds of disciples in his own Shushtariyya brotherhood.

zajal –Zajal is semi-improvised and semi-sung and is often performed in the format of a debate between zajjalin (poets who improvise the zajal). It is usually accompanied by percussive musical instruments (with the occasional wind instrument, e.g. the ney) and a chorus of men (and more recently, women) who sing parts of the verse.

Andalusia –is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populous, and the second largest autonomous community in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognized as a “historical nationality”. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Its capital is the city of Seville (Spanish: Sevilla).

A little shaykh from the land of Meknes in the middle of the markets singing

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

What do I care, my friend about the whole creation? just do good and you’ll be saved, and follow the people of the hidden truth and don’t say a word, oh my son unless it is sincere. Take my words and write them down as an amulet from me.

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

This speech is clear and needs no explanation No one intervene in matters of the other Understand this advice Look at how old I am, with my walking stick and my sack That’s how I lived in Fes and that’s how I am here

My God I beg you By your generosity to accept my repentance, for the sake of the prophet and all honored people you loved. The accursed one has tempted me, and I am struggling with him, he filled my heart with scruples of his desires for me.

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

A little shaykh from the land of Meknes in the middle of the markets singing

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

What do I care, my friend about the whole creation? just do good and you’ll be saved, and follow the people of the hidden truth and don’t say a word, oh my son unless it is sincere. Take my words and write them down as an amulet from me.

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine.

I don’t intervene in matters of people, and people don’t intervene in mine