SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

(Chris Devlin) #1

Line 55. According to Islamic tradition, the Prophet was
covered with the shade of clouds from the heat


of the sun as he travelled across the desert on


his commercial journeys. The line refers to


this divine favour.


156.

Line 104. Among the Somali pastoralists, the wind is some-


times regarded as an announcer of rain and


therefore symbolizes prosperity.

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