Child birth is a painful experience for the mother and a blissful occasion for the family.

In the dimly-lit shack behind the tree
Where Fowsiya was painfully laboring
A loud squall pierced into our ears
Fowsiya gave birth to a baby boy
Smile of optimism filled our faces
Men and women shared a joyful moment
Teen-age boys came out with their guns
They fired rounds of bullets in the air
To please and welcome the new born baby
A moslem saint was brought into the scene
To pump Koran into the baby's ears
And before the euphoria had dried up
There appeared another man with a wand
To recite a poem in praise of the baby
He is commonly known as the Yibir man
He shows up in places where a baby is born
He collects alms from elders and parents
As otherwise evil spirits are believed to possess the baby
Everyone would toss some money on his mat
While beautifully reciting the verses
he would leave the site with a heavy heart
As a heap of cash made gently into his pocket