EID-el-ADHA 1435AH CELEBRATIONS - #MyFirstFewTANKAPoems

It's Eid-Adha 1435AH Celebrations time.

With this special occasion, please permit me to present to you my first-ever TANKA poems. I've never written one before, but do know it is a close relative to one of my favorite poetic styles, the Haiku.

Where the Haiku is a 3 line poem in a 5-7-5 syllables count, TANKA is 5 line piece in a 5-7-5-7-7 syllables format.

Now, the Theme of course is Eid-Adha Sallah. So I hereby share with you these 5 maiden poems, each a TANKA for your Sallah celebrations.

I've included also KEYs (as translations of words), so non-Arabic, non-Hausa reader can further understand the TANKA pieces better.

Enjoy the read please :) :D >_<

A DAY AT ARAFAT
...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

Walking groups, chanting
*"Labbaik-Allah humma lab-
Baik." Dressed in pure whites
Arrive ^Arafat's zenith
In a blissful, blessed bloom... :)

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KEYS:
*"We hereby answer thy call O Allah, we hereby answer".
^Name of a mountain in Makkah

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*EID-el-ADHA, OUR HAPPY SALLAH DAY
...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

It's the 10th Dhul-Hajj
Colours adorn babes, young, old
Smiles charming our hearts
Delicious smells feed the nose
Eid Adha, our ^Sallah Day... :)

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KEYS:
*Name of one of 2 yearly Islamic festivals (Arabic)
^Hausa name for the same event

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*ABD'ALLAH IN HUMBLE ROWS
...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

We stand humble, rows
In Your Reverence. O Allah
Accept our acts. Bless
This day of ours, full of joy.
Shower Mercy, Ya Rahman... :)

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KEYS:
*Servants of Allah
^One of 99 Names of Allah - The most Gracious

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*"SALLAH BIKIN DAYA RANA"
...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

A one day event
Or is it? A week perhaps
Eid-el-Adha's ^Yaum
Rejoice in peace, eat, drink, pray
Laugh as children play.

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KEYS:
*Sallah, a one day affair
^Day

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*"DA'DI KASHE NI"
...by Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

Help! I'm full, rotund
So much delicacies, hmmm.
Fried, boiled, grilled, roasted
^"Dambu", ÷"kilishi", »"farfesou" ¿
O pleasure, mercy, kill me.

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KEYS:
*O Pleasure, kill me ~ A Haula idiom
^Dambu - Pounded-string meat
+Kilishi - Dried grilled lean meat
» Farfesou - Pepper-soup
¿ (+1 more syllable, so overlook pls)

HAPPY SALLAH TO ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE...