SUFI POETRY IN SOMALI

(Chris Devlin) #1
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  1. These are the wonders which have come up now, in the last


days [of the world]



  1. And as you see, they are followed by [other] marvels

  2. Old camels which calve for you and young camels which
    give birth to their first calf but which do not let out
    milk from their nipples

  3. A house which stands without its central pole but is
    not abandoned


3.9. The termi tes and the ants which come together to conclude


a pact of peace


  1. Sheep and goats which are not bitten by the hyena that


looks at them



  1. These are the wonders which have come up now, in the last


days [of the world]



  1. And as you see, they are followed by [other] marvels

  2. A naked girl who runs through the street, [carryini]in


her hand clothes that are not yet worn out


44. An old woman who would not cover the hair of her head


from your [sight]


45. Old men who are wearing shorts and who trudge along


leaning on sticks


4:6. A small boy who silences his father by coercion



  1. These are the wonders which have come now, in the last
    days [of the world]
    4.8. And as you see, they are followed by [other] marvels

  2. The withering of Islam and its tenets forgotten by the
    world


50. Satan mingling with human beings and selzlng command


from you
5i. A word that you say only once suddenly reaching all the
people


  1. A joyful wedding, which was celebrated last night, being
    lamented this morning
    5.3. These are the wonders which have come up now, in the last


days. [of the world]



  1. And as you sec, they arc followed by other [marvels]
    5·5. A livestock sale at which the owner is blindfolded

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