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SWAHILI: Shairi hili ni kuhusu kuhifadhi na kuthamini utamaduni. Hususan utamaduni wa pwani mwa Kenya. Ustadh Mau anapeana mifano ya nyanja muhimu za kitamaduni zinazohitaji kutambuliwa na kuhifadhiwa kama turadhi muhimu. Kwa mfano ngoma za kitamaduni, kutengeza vikapu, nguo za kitamaduni, magoma, mikoko, minazi na kuweka nakshi kwenye mbao. Ustadh Mau anasisitiza kwamba utamaduni ni muhimu upitishwe kutoka kwa mzazi kwa mtoto ili utamaduni usipotee.<br>ENGLISH: This poem is about the preservation and appreciation of culture, specifically the culture of the coast (Pwani) in Kenya. Ustadh Mau describes specific examples of cultural aspects that should be protected and recognized as important heritage to preserve, such as traditional dances, basket-making, traditional attires, drums, axes, mangrooves, coconut trees and woodcarving. Ustadh Mau emphasizes that culture should be passed on from parents to child and so forth so that it may never be lost.
Date:
December 31, 2013
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Turathi

Tafsiri ya qasida ya Burda

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SWAHILI: Tafsiri ya Akida al Burda iliyotafsiriwa na Kassim Abdalla Alaami. Hili shairi ni la kumsifu mtume Mohammad (SAW). Shairi hili lilitungwa na Imam al-Busiri kutoka Misri. Shairi hili limetafsiriwa kwa lugha nyingi zingine.<br>ENGLISH: A Swahili translation of the Qasida al-Burda, written by the scribe named Kassim Abdalla Alaami. This Qasida is a praise poem for the prophet Mohammed, originally composed by the Sufi mystic Imam al-Busiri of Egypt. This praise poem has been translated into many different languages.
Date:
September 9, 1988
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Tafsiri ya qasida ya Burda

Ghafaula imezinyika (maombolezi ya kifo)

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili limetungiwa Bahassan aliyefariki. Alikua mwalimu na Imam wa Msikiti wa Riyadha. Bahassan alikua kitukuu wa muanzilishi wa mskiti wa Riyadha. Shairi hili lilikaririwa na Ustadh Mau siku ya tatu baada ya mazishi yake kama ukumbusho yake.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was written for a man named Bahassan who passed away. He was a teacher and an imam at Riyadha mosque. Bahassan was the great-grandson of the founder of Riyadha mosque. This poem was recited by Ustadh Mau on the third day after his passing in memory of him at the Riyadha Mosque in Lamu.
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ghafaula imezinyika (maombolezi ya kifo)

Mashairi ya harusi + Ziara ya Ujerumani

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SWAHILI: Daftari hili liko na mashairi yafuatayo: ziara ya ujarumani (kurasa 1-8) / Ustadh Mau; Mashairi ya harusi (kurasa 9) / Ustadh Mau. Shairi la kwanza (ziara ya ujarumani) ni kuhusu safari ya Ustadh Mau alipoenda Ujerumani mara ya kwanza mwaka wa 2015. Shairi la pili (shairi la harusi) ni shairi Ustadh Mau aliandika kwa niaba ya nyanya ya bibi harusi anayeitwa Khale Maryam. Pia anamlaumu baba bibi harusi kwa kutomjulisha kuhusu harusi mapema.<br>ENGLISH: This document contains the following poems: Mashairi ya Harusi and Ziara ya Ujerumani. The first poem is about Ustadh Mau's visit to Germany in 2015. The second poem is written on behalf of the bride's grandmother named Khale Maryam. The grandmother is complaining that the father of the bride did not inform her earlier about the wedding.
Date:
May 1, 2015
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mashairi ya harusi + Ziara ya Ujerumani

Shangazi + Hidaya ya harusi

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SWAHILI: Shairi la kwanza linaitwa "Shangazi" yaani ndugu wa kike wa baba. Shairi hili lilitungwa kwa niaba ya Himdad, mjukuu wa Ustadh Mau. Himdad alishindwa kuhudhuria harusi ya shangazi yake Azra ndio akamuomba Ustadh Mau amtungie shairi hili kuomba msamaha kwa Azra. Shairi la pili lilotungwa juu ya harusi na linazungumzia pongezi za harusi kwa wanandoa wapya.<br>ENGLISH: The first poem named Shangazi (meaning paternal aunt) was composed on behalf of Himdad, one of Ustadh Mau's granddaughters. Himdad was not able to attend Azra's (Ustadh Mau's daughter) wedding so she asked him to compose a poem for her asking for forgiveness. The second poem was composed for a wedding and contains general marriage well-wishes for the newlyweds.
Date:
February 14, 2017
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Shangazi + Hidaya ya harusi

Kitanda + Harusi ya Zulfa + Wasiya kwa Rukia

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SWAHILI: Waraka huu uko na mashairi matatu. Shairi la kwanza linaitwa "Kitanda" na linazungumzia wajibu wa mwanamke kwa kutayarisha kitanda wanachotumia na mume wake. (Kwa mfano kiwe safi na kunukia vizuri, kueka maua). Pia linaongelea umuhimu wa kutayarisha chakula kizuri na mwanamke kumpikia mume wake. Shairi la pili kwa jina la "Harusi ya Zulfa" linazungumzia kuhusu ndoa na wajibu wa wanandoa. Shairi la tatu "Wasia kwa Rukia" linazungumzia kutojibizana na watu maneno mabaya na kuzungumza mambo yasiyo na faida, poa linazungunzia umuhimu wa kuweka nyumba safi na kuheshimu wakwe zako.<br>ENGLISH: This manuscript contains three poems. The first one is titled Kitanda and talks about a wife's duty to prepare the bed well (e.g. make it smell nice, putting flowers on the bed) they are sharing together. It also mentions the importance of good food and cooking for one's husband. The second poem is titled Harusi ya Zulfa. It discusses marriage and the responsibilities within marriage as partners. The third poem is titled Wasiya kwa Rukia. It discusses how it's good manners to not badmouth people and talk negatively, as well as keeping the house clean and respecting your in-laws.
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kitanda + Harusi ya Zulfa + Wasiya kwa Rukia

Kuhusu ukimwi

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili lilitungwa kwa ajili ya siku ya ukimwi duniani inayokua tarehe moja mwezi wa December kila mwaka. Shairi hili lilikaririwa katika la Mwanaarafa mwaka wa 2014 ili kuwajuza wanajamii juu ya madhara ya ukimwi. Wanawake walio olewa pia wana jukumu la kuwaridhisha mabwana zao ndio wasiende nje kutafuta na kueneza gonjwa hilo.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was composed for the national HIV day, on the 1st of December every year. It was recited at Mwana Arafa in 2014 to alert the community on the dangers of the disease and in order to create awareness. Married women also have a responsibility which is to keep their husbands satisfied so they do not seek out and spread the illness from or with other women.
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Kuhusu ukimwi

Mama musimlaumu

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SWAHILI: Shairi hili lilitungwa na Ustadh Mau baada ya kusoma habari zinazo huzunisha sana kuhusu mwanamke aliyetupa binti yake mchanga vichakani. Mtoto huyo aliokolewa na mbwa na jambo hili lilizua tafaruku katika jamii. Ustadh Mau aliandika shairi hili kupitia kwa muonekano wa yule binti aliyetupwa na mamake akiambia jamii isimhukumu mamake. Bali kosa ni la baba kwa kumtenga mama yake. Ustadh Mau anaongelea zaidi unafiki wa watu wenye kumnyanyasa mama. Anaelezea jinsi jamii inavyo changia mambi haya kwani hakuna mzazi mwenye kupenda kutupa mwanae ila tu kwasababu ya hali ilivyo. Hivyo serikali, wanasiasa na jamii ndio ya kunyoshewa vidole kabla ya mama.<br>ENGLISH: This poem was written after Ustadh Mau read a shocking news article regarding a woman who threw out her newborn daughter in the bushes, meaning to abandon her there. The newborn was saved by a dog and it caused a big spark of rage across the nation. Ustadh Mau's poem is written from the perspective of the daughter, telling the nation not to criticize her mother. One cannot create children on their own, so the blame is to be with the father who had abanonded the mother already. Ustadh Mau then takes it a step further, calling out the hypocrisy of the people harrassing the mother. He describes how the community is equally at fault as no one wishes to abandon their newborns unless the circumstances forces them to do it. So the politicians, the judges, the government, the whole nation is to blame before anyone should lay blame on the mother.
Date:
May 9, 2005
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Mama musimlaumu

Utumbuizo

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SWAHILI: Hili ni shairi la utumbuizo lililokusanywa na Ustadh Mau kutoka kwa wanawake wa Shella. Walimuandikia Ustadh Mau shairi hili kwenye karatasi. Utumbuizo kama huu hupitishwa kutoka kizazi kimoja hadi kingine, kutoka kwa mama hadi kwa mwanae. Ustadh Mau alikusanya mashairi haya kuyahifadhi kwa vizazi vijavyo fahari ya kiswahili na waAmu. Shairi hili limeandikwa na mwanamke kwa jina la Binti Rahmaan Sultan ila mtunzi mwenyewe hajulikani.<br>ENGLISH: This poem is a lullaby collected by Ustadh Mau from women in Shela. They wrote it down on paper for Ustadh Mau to keep, as these lullabies are passed on from generation to generation, from mother to daughter, meaning they know it by heart. Ustadh Mau sought out the lullabies to document and preserve this particular aspect of Swahili, coastal and Lamu heritage. It was part of a competition (mashindano) on lullabies. The women who participated were gifted kanga for their participation. This piece was written down by a woman who went by the family name of Binti Rahmaan Sultan. The original composer of the poem is unknown.
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Utumbuizo

Ukimwi + Harusi + Harusi Mombasa + Maombolezi

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SWAHILI: Waraka huu uko na mashairi manne tofauti: Ukimwi (ukurasa 1-3); Harusi (ukurasa 4); Harusi Mombasa (ukurasa 5-6); Maombolezi (ukurasa 7-8). Ukimwi ni kuhusu hatari ya maradhi ya Ukimwi, Harusi and Harusi Mombasa ni mashairi ya harusi yaliyoandikiwa wanandoa tofauti na Maombolezi ni shairi la maombolezi lililoandikiwa Hamid Khalfan aliyefariki juu ya uzee.<br>ENGLISH: This manuscript contains four different poems: Ukimwi (pages 1-3); Harusi (page 4); Harusi Mombasa (pages 5-6); Maombolezi (pages 7-8). Ukimwi is about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Harusi and Harusi Mombasa are both wedding poems written for different couples. Maombolezi is a mourning poem for Hamid Khalfan from Lamu who passed of old age.
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ukimwi + Harusi + Harusi Mombasa + Maombolezi