The Power Of Abdullah King Poem by Marieta Maglas

In Ma'an, a bleak desert town which is situated
In the southern part of the beautiful Jordan,
The plague of poverty and the high unemployment
Are remotely felt from the wonderful capital, Amman.

Ma'an has discontent swirls in some living room conversations.
These are especially expressed on its main street,
Because its people have sparked some protests and demands
For new reforms to determine the political power to defeat.

The protestants want to limit the power of Abdullah King.
He wields in this country the supreme authority.
The oppositionists of the demonstration want to have everything
So they gathered for this monarch some pledges of their loyalty.

This monarch has counted on the support of the Bedouins.
They had formed in the past his regime backbone.
But the protesters' rancor is rife being fueled over mountains
By the unrest across the Arabs and this is very well known.

In Ma'an, the anti-government riots have been erupted
For a while, now their style of talking is very different
Because the government and the royal court are corrupted
And the authorities are still extremely indifferent.

A sheikh said that the king holds all the authority
In his hand, even this authority must be limited.
He has broad executive powers and political immunity
Because the denunciation of the monarch is banned.

Jordan's people wanted a new constitutional monarchy
Which could be extremely similar to the British one,
But this would affect the political balance leading to anarchy
Marouf al-Bakhit talked about this balance, and it wasn't fun

At all because the constitutional amendments granting
The monarch's additional powers still need to exist.
And the idea which has been promoted very vehemently to
The opposition leaders had finally been dismissed.

Some impressionable changes would produce
A cabinet fall from their political parliamentary majority
But a bunch of thieves who were looking out for their own business
Interests had surrounded the life of Abdullah's royal family.

So, no change can produce a cabinet drawn from the king's
The appointment of the prime minister, an important person said,
While a bunch of thieves doesn't care about the interests of
The poorest citizens and their need to eat the bread.

A queen who is an important ambassador
For Jordan Country abroad is merely accused of
Interfering in some official appointments
Even, for this interviewer, she has no excuse.

This queen who is mediating Arab relations
As ambassador to Jordan abroad is merely accused of
Receiving foreign funding for some foundations
Which ran out without public oversight and excuse.

It is a strong bond, although it remains
Between the local tribes and the ruling Hashemite family,
A strife between the Palestinians and Jordanians
Which can take place soon and can destroy their solidarity.

The removal of the Hashemite family can lead
To a power struggle making the people groan.
A civil strife can destroy the solidarity between
The tribes, if the monarchy is overthrown.

Poem by Marieta Maglas