LAITI SIWELE NYUNI
Laiti siwele nyuni haruka haja uliko
Tukangia faraghani hapungua sikitiko
Hakupa vangu lisani nawe ukanipa yako
Natamani kuja kwako lakini sina idhini.
Dalili ya kutamani nawe w aifahamia
Uningizile moyoni siwezi kuvumilia
Ndipo hafanva huzuni shughuli ikaningia
Kwako natamani kuva lakini sina idhini.
- Muyaka
(Abdulaziz 1979: 328)
LONGING TO SEE HIS BELOVED
I wish I were a little bird who could fly to where you are
And we’d be by ourselves so that we could chase away this sadness
So that we could communicate our inner most feelings, I to you;
I long to come to you but approval is not yet given!
The signs of longing are very clear to you
You occupy my mind so much, I can no longer bear it
That’s why I am so unhappy and disturbed
I long to come to you but approval is not yet given
