This work presents one 'agami manuscript of Sayyid Mubammad I:HiwI entitled Man?iimal AI-Taw/:1fd,rnone of the most popular compositions of the Sayl], The manuscript is incomplete, and contains onlyrnabout one-third of the poem; the remainder was given to me orall y, I have also reviewed the historicalrnbackground , language and geographical location of the Qabena people ..rnThe thesis encompasses six chapters. The first contains an introduction which lays out the structure ofrnthe stud y. The second presents a brief biography of Sayl] Sayyid Mubammad !:IawL The third presentsrnthe 'agami Manzi/mal AI-Tawhldwith roman transliteration of the 'ajami, fidal equivalent and Engl ishrntrans latio n: sections or the poem that were transmitted orally are presented only in normal Amharicrn(jelHi and in Engli sh, The fourth chapter gives an analysis of the manuscript of Man?umal al-Tawbld.rnThe last chapter includes the conclusion and recommendations.