Na Bala na Bala kwakaya,
\nIna dunga ba\u0199ab bisa karen \u0257an Inna,
\nKahira ba a sakin ki sai duniya tai kwana,
\nBa tagumi ba hawaye na Sani ka sa mutane kuka,
\n\u018aan Sanda ubangijin cocilan,
\nShiga na ji \u0257aki ana hamsari,
\n\u018aauki \u0257auki \u0257auki \u0257auki \u0257auki \u0257auki na Sani.<\/p>\n
Ba tagumi ba hawaye na Sani,
\nBarka da yawon duhu \u0257an Geshe,
\nMahammadu barka da ‘yan zage-zagen birni,
\nBarka da ‘yan take-take na kashi,
\nNa Amadu barka da ‘yan \u0199unge-\u0199unge cikin gida ba ka aje komi ba.<\/p>\n
Sugugum \u0257aka madugu na cikin \u0199orai,
\nMai fatauci ana nasari.<\/p>\n
Albishirin ka \u0257an Saleh ga jan banza,
\nKa ka hwasa su sai ka bari an dawo,
\nAn dawo dag Gusau an game ma ku\u0257\u0257i.<\/p>\n
A ba ni in tasbaha ta bayat,
\nIn dunduhwa ta bayat,
\nIn ta bashe ku kau kun wuce, shi an nan,
\nA ra\u0253a a baj jaye-jaye na kowa.<\/p>\n
\u0198aramin \u0257an duniya ka tonon rairai,
\nMamman ya hwa\u0257a ha\u0199oran mata,
\nSai \u0199o\u0199arin \u0253antalar tasoshi,
\nShegen \u0253arayi an nan,
\nRangama ba ta zanen suna.<\/p>\n
Gamshi\u0199a na Sani in kai ne in ji kuwwa ana Buzanci:
\n“Iy! Tare! Kai namiji!”
\nMahammadu in ji ka ba Bugaje haushi.
\nTo!
\nMala’ikan Bugaje \u0257an Saleh ciyyon cikin ‘yan banza,
\nAlbishirin ka \u0257an Saleh, ga jan banza,
\nKada ka fasa su sai ka bari an dawo,
\nAn dawo dag Gusau an game ma ku\u0257\u0257i.<\/p>\n
Mahammadu fatake na dare,
\n\u018aan Saleh a ba ni in jiniya ta kawo,
\nTarago mai jan kaya,
\nJirgin bisa mai ‘yat tselen uwar yaya,
\nKana gaba rigimak ka na biya dab baya \u0257an Sanda.<\/p>\n
Ba\u0199in Abarshi arnan na Magaji su ba su \u0199amnah haske,
\nMamman son sukai a dai \u0257ibga duhu da iska ana yaf-yaf-yaf,
\nWada aka takin kare ba a jin \u0199ara tai.
\nMaigida bai sani sai sun yi.<\/p>\n
Kai masama, kowas samu fan \u0257ari yai Makka,
\nIn ya\u0199 \u0199iya su mai sai ga bara,
\nAkwai mu da rairai masu mai da mutane baya.<\/p>\n
Dukiyab bahili ta ya\u0257u sai masu cin sun kawo,
\nAllah ya tama ka \u0253anna na dare,
\nMahammadu Allah shi tama ka \u0253anna kullun,
\nManyan fatake na dare \u0257an Saleh tayin kura,
\nTayin kura, kare ba ya son golo nai.<\/p>\n
Abin da ba mu so \u0257an dokad dare,
\nKun san \u0257an dokad dare, taro?
\nA’a shegen \u0199waron ga mai \u0257an gaton uwaz zahi karen gida:
\nBai aje ba bai ba wani ya aje ba sai yay yi tsugunne yah hana ido nai kwana.<\/p>\n
Haushin mutum daban da na kura:
\nIn ka ji karen ka ya kwashi haushi ya yi bakin gida,
\nYa dawo dab baya-baya yana bugun \u0199ohwa\u0257 \u0257akin ka, kura ce!
\nGudummawa ka cecai an nan,
\nAmma haushin \u0253arai da ka ji ya kwasa ya kewaya bakin gida an kewayo dag gabas ya kewayo,
\nShina: “Ga su ga su ga su ga su!
\n“Ga su ga su ga su ga su ga su!
\n“Ga su ga su ga su su ga su!
\n“Ga su ga su ga su ga su ga su!”
\nTo gar ka sake, hito masu yin sun kawo!<\/p>\n
Maganin maza \u0257an Sanda,
\nMamman \u0257an Saleh maganin samnokin maza masu gigin kwana.
\nMata na hwa\u0257i, “Ana motci,”
\nMaigida na hwa\u0257in, “Haba, kusan \u0257akin ga ne,
\nKin san halin \u0257akin ga da \u0257an neman kusa.”<\/p>\n
Kun jiya masama, wallahi ka mutum ya yi kwana ya rer rena motcin kusa,
\nKowar rena su wata zamba na shafa tai.<\/p>\n
Ba tagumi ba hawaye na Sani wa za ka sawa kuka?
\nBari sai wani ya samu sa’ak Kano ya dawo.
\nTo fa!
\nMahammadu fatake na dare,
\nSugugum \u0257aka madugun cikin \u0199orai,
\nMai fatauci ana nasari.
\nBan rena mai gafara-\u0199yaure ba,
\nBan dai rena gobarah hannu ba tunda ni ba ta cin komi nau.<\/p>\n
Kura ta wuce, \u0199asa aka nuni,
\nDa ‘yan \u0253ace-\u0253ace na banza:
\n“Kun ga sau nai, ho \u0257an bura-uba!”
\n“Kun ga inda ya bi nan!”
\nHa!
\nAi ya riga ya wuce sai sau nai.
\nMahammadu fatake na dare,
\n\u0198usuru kwashe ginat tama,
\n\u018aan Sanda \u0257an ba\u0199in dabba kal,
\nGa ya nan ko Sarkin gari ba ya son kuka nai,
\nGamshi\u0199a ubangidan Hasana,
\nBa ka yi lattin ta\u0253in \u0199yaure ba.
\nTa!
\nBautag godiya ga Mamman \u0257an Saleh doki takwas yab bayas,
\nAmma hwa hay yau kari ne yay yi man ba biyan take ba.
\nWada ni ka so da kai yi man mai geza,
\nUshe matak ka ta ba ni dilar turamen lailai,
\nDon kau ba saye za ka yi ba, suna gida jiniya ta kawo!
\nManya ka zam \u0253anna ta dare!
\nTarago mai jan kaya \u0257an Sanda,
\nJirgin bisa mai ‘yat tselen uway yaya,
\n\u018aauki \u0257auki \u0257auki \u0257auki \u0257auki na Sani,
\nMahammadu fatake na dare,
\nGamshi\u0199a ubangidan Hasana,
\nTa!
\nMasu ‘yan kunge-kunge na Sani.
\nGamshi\u0199a ubangidan Hasana,
\nMasu ‘yan \u0199urme-\u0199urme na Sani.
\nMamman fatake na dare,
\nKura ta wuce, \u0199asa aka nuni,
\nDa ‘yan \u0253ace-\u0253ace na banza,
\nMai han\u0199urin jan ciki,
\n\u018aan Saleh an wa guwawu kanta.
\nDunga ba\u0199at bisa karen \u0257an Inna,
\nKahira ba a sakin ki sai duniya tai kwana,
\nMahamman fatake na dare,
\nBa tagumi ba hawaye na Sani,
\nAmma Allah ya tama ka \u0253anna na dare,
\nAha!<\/p>\n
*<\/p>\n
Taken Mahammadu \u0257an Saleh daga Kassu Zurmi<\/strong>
\nRubutawa daga faifai: Ibrahim Sheme<\/strong><\/p>\n