Awanguapo halezi! anagaotea na kuta,
Wanawe humpa kozi na mwewe akakamata.
Wakashilia kwa njozi na mwivi nae kapata
K’uk’u wa mkata k’ata na akita haangui.
Hapokewi masikini; mambo yakwe yana k’ota
Milele hushuka tini, heshi ndaa, wala nyota!
Mkiwa hana mwandani, ha ndugu kufuata
K’uk’u wa mkata k’ata na akita haangui.
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Muyaka bin Haji al Ghassany (1776 – 1840) was a famous poet of Mombasa.