سلسلة نسب الشاعر إلى آيتّا The Poet’s Lineage back to Ayitta

6 verses · wāfir metre

Poet: Ahmadou Mohamadalher Ishaki

Introduction

In six verses, Ahmadou traces his lineage back to Muhammad al-Mukhtar, known as Ayitta (آيتّا), “the father of the clan”: his father Muhammad al-Khayr, then Bijji, Ilbak, Musa, al-Qal, Mahha, Ahmad, al-Hashir, Hassan, Hamma Huda, al-Salih, Dafa, Anif, al-Faqih and Ayitta.

Putting a genealogy into verse helps to keep the chain of ancestors in memory.

The poem

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من قلب رمال الصحراء: نظم سلسلة نسب أحمدو بن محمدالخير الإسحاقي إلى محمد المختار المعروف بآيتا.

أنا ابن «مُحمدُ الخيرِ» الأصيل وجدي «بِجِّ» ذو القدر الجليل

I am the son of Muhammad al-Khayr, of noble stock, and my grandfather is Bijji, a man of high standing.
وجدي ذا ابنُ «إِلْبَاكَ» بنِ «موسى» وذا ابنُ «الْقَالِ» من نسل أثيل

This grandfather is the son of Ilbak, son of Musa, and he is the son of al-Qal, of an ancient line.
ف«مَحَّا» الفخرُ ذو النسب الرفيع و«أحمدُ» طيبُ الأصل النَّبيل

Then Mahha, our pride, of lofty descent, and Ahmad, of good and noble origin.
وزدنا «الْحَاشِرَ» الفطنَ الخَلُوقَ ف«حَسَّانَ» المُواسِيَ للعليل

Let us add al-Hashir, shrewd and of fine character, then Hassan, who comforted the sick.
وسطِّرْ بالمَساطِرِ «حَمَّا هُودَا» هو ابنُ «الصَّالِحِ» الأسد المثيلِ

Write in the records Hamma Huda, son of al-Salih, the exemplary lion.
و«ضافاً» ثُمَّ «آَنِفَ» فَ«الفقيهَ» و«آيتَّ» الفَخَارِ أبا الرعيل

And Dafa, then Anif, then al-Faqih, and Ayitta, our glory, father of the clan.

من نظم المنسوب: أحمدو بن محمدالخيرالإسحاقي.

The Arabic text is reproduced as the poet wrote it, vowel marks included. The translation, offered verse by verse by the site’s team, follows the meaning rather than the rhyme: only the Arabic text is authoritative.