Shorfa — green and white

Bou Chama (Father of Chama)

Khder Chorfa (Green) suite — invocation of the Prophet and his direct descendants (the Chorfa).

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Lyrics(1 variant)

Original (العربية) · transliteration · English

Variant 1
Al Sur — Maîtres du Guembri Vol. IV (Baldassarre liner notes, 1996)
Baldassarre, Antonio — liner-note translations; M’allem Sam & M’allem Hmidah (performance)
Medium confidence
The Al Sur booklet prints French and English translations only; the Arabic original is not provided and needs maâlem confirmation. The Casablanca (Mersaoui) school's Tréq Beidaoui — the seven-station path centred on Bel Byad — frames this song in its suite cycle. See `bibliography.ts` entry `baldassarre-alsur-vol4`.
1. Verse
  - Bou Chama, Bou Chama
  - God, heal us
  - Lord Mohammed, Bou Chama
    — 'Bou Chama' = 'one with the beauty mark' — referring to the mark Mohammed had between his shoulders, or 'one with the sign of prayer on his forehead'.
  - Mohammed, God's Loved one
Lines untranslated in Englishare shown with a “translation pending” placeholder. Other locales available: Français, العربية.

Phase 1 catalog — variants pulled from public sources for comparison; pending maâlem verification.