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SomaliPhilosopher

Memorizing somali poetry

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SomaliPhilosopher;944685 wrote:
I am now working on Alleyl Dumay by Raage Ugaas. I am noticing subtle interjections of arabic such as "alleyl" (night) "alif" (thousand) "banaadiiq" (rifle) in this poem.

 

Alleyl
dumay albaabbadoo xiran, uunku wada seexday

Onkod yeedhay uugaamo roob,
alif
banaadiiq
ah

Iihdayda bixi baa libaax, iman la moodaaye

Raggase adhaxdiyo ooftu waa, udub dhexaadkiiye

Labadii wax laga eegi jirey, waan ka awdnahaye

Halkaan aa ka leeyahay Ilaah, keliya uun baa og

Aboodigu ma lalo garab hadduu, iin ku leeyahaye

Orod uma hollado oglihii, adhaxda beelaaye

Ma aarsado il iyo oof ninkii, iimi kaga taale

Aroos uma galbado nimuu, wadnaha arami jiifaaye

Geeluba kolkuu oomo waa, olol badnaadaaye

Sidii inan yar oo hooyadeed, aakhiro u hoyatay

Oo aabbeheed aqal mid kale, meel illin ah seexshey

Hadba waxaan la urugoonayaa, uur-ku-taallada e

Ninkii ooridiisii rag kale, loo igdhaan ahaye

Ninka ilo biyo leh soo arkoo, oomman baan ahaye

Nin ugaas walaalkiis yahoo, eeday baan ahaye

Af-dhabaandhow aayar ninkaa, aammusaan ahaye

Time to revisit this poem, and memorize it in full

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