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POEM B

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2011

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In the name of God the author of my words; God is great, praise be to God.

There is no God but God, Mohammed his prophet is beloved.

God the one all-powerful king, he is our lord to-day and for ever.

O God our Lord, I pray to thee for that which I seek and need.

May God sanctify our work, may He give us sense and intelligence.

O God our Lord, do thou help thy servant; not on account of the thing which he is about to do.

If on account of that which he is about to do, how was it in former time when he was still unborn?

May God sanctify our work; may He make it good, not evil.

May God, our Lord, help his servant; he is the servant of his prophet, may he save (me).

He who asks is not without reason, provided he listen to that which thou showest to him.

If he asks, but does not act accordingly, he will receive judgment on the resurrection day.

The evil (lit. disease) of the ignorant man will take him away, even the torment of hell is not equally harmful.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1896

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  • POEM B
  • Charles Henry Robinson
  • Book: Specimens of Hausa Literature
  • Online publication: 29 March 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511708664.007
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  • POEM B
  • Charles Henry Robinson
  • Book: Specimens of Hausa Literature
  • Online publication: 29 March 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511708664.007
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  • POEM B
  • Charles Henry Robinson
  • Book: Specimens of Hausa Literature
  • Online publication: 29 March 2011
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511708664.007
Available formats
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