"Buruji" by Aishatu Zakari (an Hausa poem)

Buruji gungin dadi.

Ka bare ka ga biu.

Ka murje ka ga hudu.

Ka bushe

Ka ga guguwa tataso.

Ka zuba a baki

Kaji Sarautan allah.

Burugi da ba dau

Kina da yawa ba

Da sai dan Sarki

Dan Sarkin ma sai dai dai. 

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(Culled from "A New Poetry Book for schools and colleges, book 2", by Dayo Ogunniyi)