Ya Allah Ka Ji Kukanmu
Asibi David
rai
Sparse Hausa ballad over minor-key acoustic guitar and soft talking drum; intimate female vocals up close
shaky at first then rising in power. Verses stay low and conversational
chorus swells with layered harmonies and distant response vocals. Subtle strings enter on the second chorus to deepen the grief and lift the final plea heavenward.
Created Mar 31, 2026
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A cikin dare muna kuka
Tsoro ya cika zukatanmu
Gari ya zama shiru kamar babu rai
Hawaye na zuba ba tare da ƙarewa ba
Iyaye suna kira sunan ’ya’yansu
Amma babu amsa daga ko’ina
Wuta ta ƙone duk mafarkinmu
Rayuwa ta zama kamar mafarki mai zafi
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki
[Verse 2]
Muna tsaye a wajen kango
Hotunan jiya sun zama turɓaya
Sunansa a kan bango
Babu shi a tsaye
Kayan sa na rataye
Shi ya tafi har abada
Na rike hijab ɗin sautin ƙarshe
Kiran wayarsa ya zama shiru
Na tambayi kaina me muka yi?
Me ya sa jininmu ke da arha haka?
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki
[Bridge]
Idan ba kai ba
Wa zai tsare mu? (ya Allah)
Idan ba kai ba
Wa zai goge wannan hawayen?
Muryar mu ta yi rauni
Amma har yanzu tana tashi
Daga ƙasa zuwa sama
Muna roƙonka
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki
A cikin dare muna kuka
Tsoro ya cika zukatanmu
Gari ya zama shiru kamar babu rai
Hawaye na zuba ba tare da ƙarewa ba
Iyaye suna kira sunan ’ya’yansu
Amma babu amsa daga ko’ina
Wuta ta ƙone duk mafarkinmu
Rayuwa ta zama kamar mafarki mai zafi
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki
[Verse 2]
Muna tsaye a wajen kango
Hotunan jiya sun zama turɓaya
Sunansa a kan bango
Babu shi a tsaye
Kayan sa na rataye
Shi ya tafi har abada
Na rike hijab ɗin sautin ƙarshe
Kiran wayarsa ya zama shiru
Na tambayi kaina me muka yi?
Me ya sa jininmu ke da arha haka?
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki
[Bridge]
Idan ba kai ba
Wa zai tsare mu? (ya Allah)
Idan ba kai ba
Wa zai goge wannan hawayen?
Muryar mu ta yi rauni
Amma har yanzu tana tashi
Daga ƙasa zuwa sama
Muna roƙonka
[Chorus]
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka dube jinin da ya zuba a ƙasa
Mun gaji da binne kanmu da daddare
Mun gaji da tsoron fitowar gobe
Ya Allah ka ji kukanmu
Ka kare marayu
Ka rufe raunuka
Ka mayar mana da muryar dariyarmu
Kafin mu ɓace a cikin wannan baƙin ciki