SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

232.

Shade from the heat of the sun is often employed as an

image for rest and solace:

Nin ku jeclaadaa qiyaamaha, hadhkaaga Jooga ey

In the Day of Resurrection, the man who loves

you shall stand under your shade

(Text 11/24)

Daalim sheekha qabteen, dilligiis hadhsanow

o shaikh who seizes the evildoer, and under
whose shade we sit
(Text 20/19)
As light symbolizes truth, wisdom and knowledge, so does

darkness represent ignorance, falsehood and lack of under-

standing:

Daahir baad diinka ka yeeshee, dalaamkii jaahilka

faydow

o remover of the darkness the Faith of clearly ignorance, visible you to made us

(Text 18/20)

Dalaam ifiyow sharciga daahirshow, dilliga janno

dar?fta noo geliyey

o illuminator of darkness, 0 revealer of the Law,

o you who placed us within the edge of Paradise

(Text 19/17)

Wind may sometimes symbolize a positive image as !the

carrier of health and prosperity' (dabal1 caafimaad gabta) :

Allahayow nagu libee, laydhdha khayrka badan

o God, make us triumphant with the wind which

/ is blessed

(Text 11/104)