XaarPlaya,
Did Xuseen Xasan kill the 200 Ogaaadeens in his dreams like Qawdhan ducaale who once composed a poem about an imaginary battle.
Xuseen Xasan was a middling poet from the weak Ciidagale clan and I am not surprised that he was killed by Ogaadeen. Most Garxajis Hawd men of any account were killed by Ogaadeen. It was an inevitable fate. Suldaan Cawad Suldaan Diiriye, the heir apparent to Cawad, Xirsi Amaan's brother Ismaaciil Amaan Suldaan Diiriye, they were all killed by rampaging Ogaadeen warriors. The Isaaq trembled at the sound of the thundering hooves of Ogaadeen Stallions.
Xuseen Xasan's poem senge dhabarkii came about when the Ciidagale distrurbed some of the Habar Awal trade through Ciidagale land and they connived to have the English detain Xuseen Xasan on a trumped up charge of stealing from boats at the coast, to the utter amazement of Xuseen xasan who never saw a boat in his life.
"Cali Dhuux a mere lad as Salaan Carrebey always dismissed him: "
When Cali Dhuux was fighting as a Darwiish and later as the most fierce opponent of Sayid Maxamed in both word and deed, Salaan Carabey was busy cleaning the toilets of English merchant ships. He was literally knee deep in English Urine and Faeces.
The facts are that Salaan Carabey always Addressed poems to Cali Dhuux. the little fragment you quoted was the second reply of Salaan Carabey to Cali Dhuux's line about the feminine nature of Habar Jeclo.
Nimankaan Haraadkiyo aqoon Hawdka maristiisa
Kolay Habar Jecliyo Ciise tahay waa ka helayaane
Haweenkuna hadday doonayaan inay hidiidaane
He wasted 400 lines answering these lines without receiving satisfaction or reply.
How can Cali Dhuux respond to Salaan considering that he personally cut off the neck of Salaan's cousin Baashe, the brother of Suudi Shabeele and looted the Aadan Madoobe camels. And Suudi Shabeeele petitioned Sayid Maxamed who was assembling his army in Togdheer at the begining of the Darwiish war. When Sayid maxamed recovered his Camels and blood money for Baashe, Suudi Shabeele pledged undying allegiance to Sayid Maxmed.
Saaxiibaday baan jeclaa Suudi iyo Baashe
tolkayow sabaan baa dhacee samir ha lo yeesho
"Cabdi Galayax is a kid he is still alife and we are talkingabout old heavy weights , poets who lived 150 years ago. "
Cabdi Galayax, although he is a living poet can be considered a "bridge poet", the poets who bridged the modern era and the distant nomadic past of Somalia. While a living poet he can be considered on a par with the greats of Somali history and combines his mastery of the Somali language and poetry with Ferocious personal bravery and distinction in the battles between his family, the redoubtable warriors of the Sade, and their neighbours Hawiye and many other fractions of the Daarood.
Samay buu lahaa tolkay Sadiyo maasheeye
weligii Sabuubaha dagaal waw sinaan jiraye
Soomaaliyoo idil haddaan sare u faaleeyeyt
Sinjigaanu nahay geesinimo waw saxeex dhigane.
Dawlad Sade I am disappointed that u published Cabid Galaayax's memorable poem about their assault on the Ogaadeen. This is not the proper venue after all.
Better to have presented his rebarbative verses when he destroyed the Cayr:
Gob ninkaan ka dhalay ciilka waysaga gaboobaaye
Guubaabadaan faray tolkay waa ku guullamaye
Gefba haygu noqotee Hawiye waa la guursadaye
After he destroyed a Hawiye army he even disdained a poem to celebrate the victory. When he was forced he included this memorable line:
Iska Gowrac mooyee Hawiye guul ku faan ma lehe
The history of Mareexaan poetry is long and luminous. Aadan Gurey's poem on aging is considered a classic. Born circa 1840 in Ximan, he lived to a ripe old age.
Todobaatan iyo toban miyaan tiriyey waageyga
Sidda wiil tarada ceel marshay oo timaha deebeeyey
Tin madow miyaan laga dayeyn aniga tuurkayga
Iba-toosan leeyeey haday na hor tislaynaysay
Tog biyo leh haddaan keenay oon koron ku taysaynay
Sidaan wax u tabayn jiray miyaan taabi kari waayey
Allahayoow tahliishii janaan adiga kaa tuugay
Faarax Afcad and his epic poems in the Dhulbahante country when he was searching for a mount to replace his beloved horse that succumbed. He was convinced, and rightly so, that he could secure an adequate replacement in the Nugaal valley among the Dhulbahante whose horses are the most superior breed in Somalia. After composing many poems including this famous one in the presence of the Dhulbahante Garaad
I will present those poems another day but this poem is also one of the best from Afcad as classifies horses by their coat colour and the various advantages and disadvantages of each colour :
Ashkir Orodkii waa markuu oofa weyn yahaye
Ololaha nin jecel baan ahaee yuusan ii imanin
Adin gaab arooryada horuu ugugufleeyaaye
Uur yacay abaar kama baxee yuusan ii imanin
Bullaale af adaygaan ku nacay aar ha soo rido e
Niman Urursan buu kuu geshaa yuusan ii imanin
Nin ugaadhsadaa Xamarka jecel orod dambeedkiise
usha iyo dhawaaquu sugiye yuusan ii imanin
Hadduu oomo qaajaha naftay kala aguugaane
Aroorkii maqnaa kuguma simee yuusan ii imanin
Ma irdhaysna oo Caynab waa faras Ogaadeene
Odaybaa ubbada loo sudhaa yuusan ii imanin
Afar midable oofta iyo fankiyo adhaxdu weynaatay
Oogada madoobow BAROOR ubaxa baan dooni
That is our lesson on Somali poetry for the day
But one thing is for certain --Ogaden is something NOT to be proud of. Their stupidity, their reer badiiyeniimo, xasiidniimo & Jaajuusniimo -is beyond --the futile repartee of Forum essays.They are only better than the dhulbahante by 3 % in the jaajuusniimo department.They are in small didactic simplicity---Cagdheer! 
