Axmed Kale Allow Keen!

O God, Give us another Ahmed!

Dad Allow ogaada     Adhaxdaan u liitaa Afka yaa i awdan Aarankaa dur duriyee Anigoo ildaran baan Joogaa Itoobiya Alla yaabkan nagu dhacay Allaylkii markay tahay Arrin ban la taahaa Miyaan kuu imaadaa Axmedow walaalow? Addis baan ku raagee Agagaarka laabtaad Axmadew ku taalaa Ku amaani maayee Arrinkan an leeyahay In uu runtey yahay Aadmigoo dhan baa garan Anna daacadnimadii Waan yara asqaysnoo Abaar baan dareemaa Abaal badan inoo gashay Abid aanan gudi karin Balse adi xusuustaa Waannu xusi doonaa  Addis dacaladeedaan Ubax kuugu beeree Alfa iyo Omegaha Aad agtiisa joogtaa Arrinkayga garanoo Araxdaan ka jabanahay Geeridaada awgeed Balse aniga iimaan Yaa Ilaah isiiyee Muslimiinta gaanka ah Aan Eebe garanayn Kuu ooyi adigaan Aad ugu ilmeeyaa In ay Erayga raacaan Injiilka ay rumeeyaan Balse adiga Axmedow Ardaydaad daryeeshaa Amaan kuu hibaysee Intii aad arsaaqday Ama aad difaacday Cilmi aad u tira badan Uurkooda gelisaan Ku ilaabin abidkood Adna inan Ilaahoo Eed la’ baad ahaydoo Ilaahay agtiisiye Aadanaha kaleetaba Waad ku eed la’dahay Dhammaan agahooda Injiilkaad akhrisay baa Ummadeena gaaroo Nabadaad dhigaysaa Aan u wada riyaaqnoo Oon kugu xusuusani Ilaah baan baryaayaa Axmed waa na deeqee Haddii uu inaga tegay Axmed kale Allow keen Innoo dhiga Injiilka Agoontana difaaci Amba qaadi nabadana Aargoosan abidkiis Cafis lagu aqoonsado Aamiinna ila dhaha Ilaah yaa aqbaliye

Let all people know That my back aches I am unable to articulate Only the healthy walk well I live in Ethiopia Unwell and awfully sick We are in utter shock Even in the darkness of night I mourn because of your death May I come and join you O Ahmed, my brother? I have been in Addis too long In the center of my heart That is where I keep you I am not praising you What I am stating The veracity of it Is known to all people I am being honest Fatigue has seized me I feel famine in me You bestowed favor upon us We will never be able to repay it But your memory We will always commemorate In the environs of Addis I planted flowers in your memory The Alpha and the Omega In whose presence you dwell Knows my deep anguish My backbone is broken Because of your death But I have a Faith Given to me by God The multitudes of Muslims Who do not know God Who are mourning for you I shed tears for them in prayer That they embrace the Word Accepting the Gospel But you, O Ahmed The students you educated Dedicate praises to you All the people you fed Or the ones you defended The indispensible knowledge You instilled in their hearts These will never forget you You are a son of God Blameless in every way The Creator Judge And the created judges Declare you blameless In unanimous agreement The Gospel you proclaimed Has penetrated our nation The peace you taught We accepted it with delight We will always remember you I beseech God with all my heart Ahmed has blessed us Since he departed from us O God, give us another Ahmed To teach us the Gospel To defend the orphans To maintain peace Who will never take revenge Whose trademark is forgiveness Say “Amen” with me For God to accept this prayer

Waxaa curiyay

Composed by

JF


Waxaa shaqal tiray
Proofreading by ASHA

English translation by Brother Warsameh