SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

(Chris Devlin) #1

Crown of Saints



  1. 0 KILKNI, 0 KILKNI, come to us; we call for you


.2. Hearing and granting [favours] is yours; you are the


Imam of all the saints


171.


  1. Grace and good tidings are yours; we call for you, so
    come to our aid

  2. You are rich and we beg you; 0 crown of the saints, grant
    us help

  3. The man who remembers you receives honour; you do not
    abandon him, but let him be adorned with a crown of


radiance like that of Saturn


~. 0 JILANI, who are the blessed Path; hear us for we yearn
for you [like camels, when they yearn for salt]

7. 0 protector of those who love him, 0 you who travel [eve~


at night [to get] what they need; accept us among ranks your


8. Lord, the Creator, has given you abundant blessings;


grant a good end [of life on this eartW to the man
who goes into retreat for your sake
·9. 0 ruler whose reign never falls and who is full of zeal;

take us by the hand into the abodes of Paradise


lb. 0 chosen saint, we perform your Remembrance repeatedly;
make us swim in the watering-troughs of Paradise

11. 0 home of the saints who is crowned by my Lord; shower


us with sustenance which will never be exhausted


1'2. 0 ZAIvIZl\M of the saints to whom we go on pilgrimage;


grant us with ease provisions that will never be


exhausted
i3. 0 Sayid JILXNI, the wire [rope] of the saints; grant us

peace in every hour



  1. 0 honour of the saints, we claim you [as our leade~ ;


and a man whom you protect cannot be banished


l~. 0 you who are endowed with perfect qualities, it is
certainly well known that you are patient words and are that truthful your
f6.. 0 urn b r e 11 a 0 f t 11 e s a in t s, 0 e x a 1 ted 0 n e; he a r our call s ,
for we have chosen you
f7. 0 light of the moon which people are glad to watch and
which never hides from us; be always ready [to help u~
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