Poem commenting on up coming Presidential Elections.

[Sincere]

Halxiraale yaa furikara. Anigu kii uguu fududaa ayaan furay. Ragga gabayga iyo siyaasada yaqaanow, bal iskudaya kuwa kale.

 

Muluqmuluq haduu madaxweyne maanta isutaagay

Ama malluugii isbiday mudnaan ku maageertay

Ama maahsanaha dhuukin kartidiisu marantahay

Ama muhdigii cartamin magligiisii afeystay

Ama kii dhaxalka mooday mintidnimo habaabin – Ina Aydiid.

Ama Warabihii magaaladu mirtiisii weli deynin

Ama hormoodkii musuqmaasuq dabinkiisi maleegin

Ama kii miilihiisa gabay miicmiic ku rafaadin

Ama colka madasha tuuran malabsigu hogaamin

Maskaxdaaba diiddan colkaasi inay mahad soo hoyine

 

Here's the Full Version of the Poem.

[Sincere]

This original poem was penned days before the elections. Below is the translated english version. Here is a more structured format of the Somali piece. Enjoy.

 

A PREY TO LIQUIDATION

 

Discourse longs for an idea with potential

Emerging from darkness the mind fails to fathom it

It creates no wisdom but loses all sense of direction

The news we have now received was so unexpected

The people showed dismay as it was being reported.

 

If Muluqmuluq dares to run for the presidency today

Or the timid daydreamer is devoid of any efficiency

Or the self-conceited phantom claims exclusive eligibility

Or the colic buster hones his dagger for action

Or the imposter to the post is misguided by militancy

Or the city’s hyena has yet to give up his night prowl

Or the dean of corruption is laying his secret traps

Or the one who missed his chance cries foul all day

Or the crowd thronged at the forum is led by greed

One envisions no results from this inept leadership

 

All taking turns in the arid squabbles of tangled politics

While seeking to realize hidden goals by political ruses

While offering neither bread nor any mental nutriment

Alas! The oafish populace ignorant of their interests

Trumpet wild applause and vibrant ululations for them

 

That we are exposed to demise needs no confirmation

Haven’t we chosen nakedness over honor and integrity?

Hasn’t our Somali name been buried with shame today?

Our disoriented minds fail to grasp our situation

Our condition of life is indeed a cause for deep concern

Vacillation being worthless, let me state the bitter truth

 

Solidarity births dignity and a richer burst of life

Although laying claim to great power and huge wealth

America could not dispense without European support

Cramped by let-down, brotherhood yields no fruition

It provides no practical aid nor fixes any messy disrepair

It merely fosters clan jealousy, provocation and battle cry

Eradication ensuing, salvation is sought in asylum

 

Have we formulated policy in the darkness of ignorance?

Has colonialism crippled us with inept management?

Proverbs convey to us wisdom through literary clarity

When death calls, the victim loses all power of hearing

People are unhappy with a discourse not given by a savvy nose

When inept leadership rules the roost, a nation’s resources are extinguished.

Those who fail to achieve unity fall prey to liquidation.

[Gabbal]

I believe it to be this way..

 

 

1. "Muluqmuluq haduu madaxweyne maanta isutaagay"----> Cabdiraxman Jaamac Barre.

 

2. "Ama malluugii isbiday mudnaan ku maageertay"----> Cabdulaahi Ahmed Caddow.

 

3. "Ama kii miilihiisa gabay miicmiic ku rafaadin" ----> Cabdiqaasim Salaad Hassan.

 

4. "Ama hormoodkii musuqmaasuq dabinkiisi maleegin"----> Cabdulaahi Yusuf Axmed.

 

5. "Ama Warabihii magaaladu mirtiisii weli deynin" ----> Cismaan Caato.

 

6. "Ama muhdigii cartamin magligiisii afeystay" ----> Maxamed Qanyare Afrax.

 

7. "Ama maahsanaha dhuukin kartidiisu marantahay" ----> Muuse Suude Yalaxow

 

7. "Ama colka madasha tuuran malabsigu hogaamin" ----> Warlords.

 

 

Feel Free to correct me...

[Sincere]

Raqiid aka Horn, close saxib 4 out of 8 . However you missed some obvious ones. Re-examine these.

 

- "Ama malluugii isbiday mudnaan ku maageertay"----> Cabdulaahi Ahmed Caddow.

 

-"Ama hormoodkii musuqmaasuq dabinkiisi maleegin"-Cabdulaahi Yusuf Axmed.

 

-"Ama maahsanaha dhuukin kartidiisu marantahay" ----> Muuse Suude Yalaxow

 

-"Ama Warabihii magaaladu mirtiisii weli deynin" ----> Cismaan Caato.