Faarax Nuur Wacays

Farah Nur Wa'ays (1862 – 1932) was a famed Somali poet and warrior of the Arap Isaaq clan.

Poetry Farah's poetry had deep meaning and he was known for his eloquence and ability to cover a breadth of topics.

Aakhiru Sabaan The poem Farah is most remembered for today is the Aakhiru Sabaan or The End of the World and its first four lines have immortalized the poet in the Somali conscious. An anti-colonial rallying cry Farah lists the colonizers and calls upon Somalis to stand up.

Nabadshe and the Wadaad Aadan Jugle, a Habr Yunis man, had a nephew named Nabadshe who was from the Arap. Nabadshe had asked his uncle for the hand of one of his daughters. Jugle agreed and said to return in two years with fifty camels as mahr. Nabadshe had returned and was shocked to find that the girl had been married and Jugle stipulated the same price to another man. He confronted his uncle and Jugle apologized and promised his next daughter in a years time and set the same mahr. Nabadshe again came a year later to find this daughter married. Jugle was reprimanded by the elders and Nabadshe was promised a third daughter and praised for his patience. Again Jugle would marry off his daughter and got the same fifty camels. Heartbroken and betrayed, Nabadshe took a spear and set out to the home of his uncle, ultimately stabbing the old man and killing him. Following this Nabadshe would be caught by British authorities and sentenced to death in court for the murder. The judge asked if Nabadshe had anything to say for himself after the sentence and he stood and recited this gabay. Verse translation|lang=so-Latn| Kelyo nimaan laheyn baa baqee kani adaygayga Iyo Aadan kaalkaan la dhacay kari ogaantiisa Iyo sidanan uga kaadinine ugaga kow siiyey attr1=Nabadshe

Verse translation|lang=so-Latn| Bal arkoo addoomaha qofkii la ibtilaynaayo Kolka horeba naar oogan baa or uga yeedhaaye Isimkii wadaad wow eg yahay Awna lagu sheegye Bal amaaradii culimadii waa ku aragnaaye Eedaanna waa laga maqlaa oogta waaberiye Indha-Hamille iyo Hoobal baa aayadow dhiga’e Waa aaladdii Bucur-Bacayr tuu ku aakidaye Adna orodday looxiina waa ku abhinaayaaye Aakhiro Kitaabkaagu sow ku ashkatayn maayo attr1=Faarax Nuur