A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel continues the royal Hausa story of Princess Ummu Salma and Salman, a young servant whose bond with her grows from childhood friendship into forbidden love. This English translation is prepared in clean WordPress HTML format for Hausa novel readers.
A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel English Translation
He said, “Please, Ummu Salmanah, go back home. Do not let them keep searching for you. It is already night. We will meet tomorrow, alright?”
Though she was not happy about it, she nodded.
He held her hand, but she leaned against his shoulder and said, “Carry me.”
He carried her. When he reached the king’s entrance, he saw Prince Anas coming quickly toward them.
The prince took hold of her and asked, “Where did you find her? We have been searching for her.”
Salman explained everything to him.
Prince Anas smiled and collected her from him, but he put her down and led her inside by the hand.
Salman returned home. As soon as he arrived, he picked up a warm water container, intending to perform ablution.
His mother came out and said, “You are going back to fetch more firewood for me. This one will not be enough.”
He said, “Umma, it is already night, and I want to pray. Please be patient. Early tomorrow morning, I will go and bring you more.”
She immediately began scolding and insulting him. But he was already used to it, so he performed his ablution and left for prayer.
Salman’s Hard Life
At dawn, after the prayer, he went to his Qur’an lesson. When they finished, he went straight to fetch firewood because he knew that if he returned home without it, he would be in serious trouble with his mother.
He gathered plenty of firewood, but when he brought it home, instead of praising him, she criticized and insulted him.
He did not mind. He picked up a clay pot and went to fetch water for her. He filled the house with water, then took a broom and swept the house and the front of the compound until everywhere was clean.
After finishing, he went to her and asked, “Umma, where is my koko?”
She said, “Go to the kitchen. It is there. I kept it for you. Useless boy, you know nothing except eating.”
He went to the kitchen and saw that flies had already gathered around the koko. He had expected to meet it like that. He picked it up, said Bismillah, and began drinking.
Ummu Salma Keeps Visiting Salman
From the time Ummu Salma knew Salman’s house, she came there every day. At first, she would not always meet him, but later she started meeting him often.
If she found him eating, they would eat together.
A strong closeness grew between Ummu Salma and Salman. They met almost every day.
Prince Anas and Princess Narsima tried many times to separate them, but even when Salman avoided her, Ummu Salma would still go to him.
When she grew older, she began bringing food to him by herself. But whenever she brought the food, his mother would eat it and say, “He must not get used to royal food. He is only a servant.”
Even though Ummu Salma was still young, she understood that Salman had no peace in his own home.
One day, while they were sitting together, she asked, “Salman, does your mother truly love you?”
He replied, “Of course she loves me. Have you ever seen someone whose mother does not love him?”
She said, “No. But your mother is always shouting at you and…”
He interrupted her and said, “My mother loves me. The reason you see it differently is because your home is a royal home, while ours is a servant’s home. But she loves me.”
While they were talking, she was holding his hand, as she usually did whenever they were together.
But when he noticed that signs of maturity had begun to appear in her, he stopped allowing her to hold him like that because of his religious values.
She also noticed the change because she was an educated girl, and they both attended Islamic lessons.
Their Bond Turns Into Love
From that time, their relationship changed and became love.
Narsima was the first to notice it because Ummu Salma kept mentioning Salman’s name all the time. Sometimes she even called his name in her sleep.
Many times, Ummu Salma would take Prince Anas’s clothes and bring them to Salman, saying the prince had ordered that they be given to him.
When Salman realized that she was taking the clothes without permission, he stopped accepting them and advised her to stop bringing them.
On the day Salman completed the memorization of the Holy Qur’an, a celebration was organized for him. At that time, Ummu Salma also had only fifteen hizbs left to complete hers.
Narsima, who had been observing everything Ummu Salma was doing, met her in her room and asked, “Ummu Salma, what is between you and Salman?”
Ummu Salma replied, “Salman is my Muslim brother, and I hope he becomes my husband.”
Narsima said, “Ummu Salma, do you understand what you are saying? Are you not thinking clearly? You want a servant to become your husband?”
Ummu Salma replied, “What is wrong with him? Is he not human?”
Narsima said, “Even I have not started talking about marriage, and you, whose age is not even more than fifteen, are already saying this?”
Ummu Salma replied, “What is wrong with it? By Allah, I will marry Salman. It is not haram.”
Narsima Warns Salman
Narsima left and went straight to Salman’s house.
She found his mother sitting there. When the woman saw Narsima, she knelt and began greeting her respectfully.
Narsima did not even answer her greeting.
She said, “Where is your son? I came to warn him to stop anything between him and Ummu Salma. She is not his equal. She is a king’s daughter. What will she do with a servant? How dare he even open his mouth and say he loves her? He should leave her alone if he does not want severe punishment.”
Before Salman’s mother could speak, Salman entered.
He bowed slightly and greeted Narsima.
She said, “Stand up, poor man’s son. I hope you heard what I said.”
He replied, “I heard, Your Highness. But I have never told her that I love her. Please forgive me.”
Angrily, Narsima left.
As soon as she left, his mother looked at him and said, “Useless effort. Who are you compared to Princess Ummu Salma that you would say you love her and bring trouble to me for nothing?”
He said, “Umma, we did not do anything like that. I have never told her I love her.”
She replied, “That is your problem. Even if you said it, would you tell the truth?”
From that time, Salman refused to let himself meet Ummu Salma.
But the more he avoided her, the more her love burned in his heart. He felt as if he had wronged both of them by keeping away for no reason.
Ummu Salma Confesses Her Love
Eventually, he allowed them to meet one evening.
When she saw him, she said, “Haba, Salma, why do you not want us to meet? For Allah’s sake, do you see what I have become? Every day I am thinking about you.”
He did not hide anything from her. He told her everything that happened between him and Princess Narsima.
She became quiet for a while, then asked, “But Salman, between you and Allah, do you love me enough to marry me?”
He said, “Since you were young, I have always wished that our status were the same so I could be your lover forever. But unfortunately, it cannot happen because you are a king’s daughter while I am a servant. If I marry you, what will I use to take care of you?”
She said, “Status and family background are nothing. Before Allah, we are all the same. No one is better than another except the one who has more fear of Allah. Salman, I love you, and I will tell the king to marry us.”
Salman stared at her with his mouth open in shock.
She stood and left, and he only watched her as she headed toward the palace entrance.
About A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel
A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel continues the childhood bond between Princess Ummu Salma and Salman. Though Salman lives as a servant and suffers hardship at home, Ummu Salma remains close to him and sees him as someone worthy of love and respect.
This part of A Masarautata Book One Complete Hausa Novel shows how their friendship gradually turns into love, despite palace pressure, class differences, and warnings from Princess Narsima. Ummu Salma’s bold decision to tell the king reveals that her love for Salman is stronger than fear of royal tradition.