الْمَقَامَةُ الرَّحْبِيَّةُ
عَرَبِيَّة : وَمَحَجَّةُ التَّرَاضِي تَعِرُ.
English: And the path to reconciliation became difficult.
Yoruba: Àti pé ọ̀nà sí ìlàjà di àìrọrùn.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَالْغُلَامُ فِي ضِمْنِ تَأَبِّيهِ.
English: And the youth, in his refusal,
Yoruba: Àti ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin náà, nínú ìkọ̀ rẹ̀,
عَرَبِيَّة : يَخْلُبُ قَلْبَ الْوَالِي بِتَلْوِيهِ.
English: Captivated the governor's heart with his evasiveness.
Yoruba: Ó fa ọkàn gómìnà náà pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́n yíyẹ̀ rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَيُطْمِعُهُ فِي أَنْ يُلَبِّيَهِ.
English: And made him yearn to fulfill his desires.
Yoruba: Ó sì mú kí ó ní ìfẹ́ láti mú ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ ṣẹ.
عَرَبِيَّة : إِلَى أَنْ رَانَ هَوَاهُ عَلَى قَلْبِهِ.
English: Until his passion overshadowed his heart.
Yoruba: Títí tí ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ fi borí ọkàn rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَأَلَبَّ بِلُبِّهِ.
English: And overwhelmed his mind.
Yoruba: Ó sì borí ọpọlọ rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَسَوَّلَ لَهُ الْوَجْدُ الَّذِي تَيَّمَهُ.
English: Then the love that enslaved him enticed him.
Yoruba: Nígbà náà ni ìfẹ́ tí ó sọ ọ́ di ẹrú tàn án jẹ.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَالطَّمَعُ الَّذِي تَوَهَّمَهُ.
English: And the greed that he imagined.
Yoruba: Àti ìwọra (ojúkòkòrò)tí ó rò.
عَرَبِيَّة : أَنْ يُخَلِّصَ الْغُلَامَ وَيَسْتَخْلِصَهُ.
English: To free the youth and claim him for himself.
Yoruba: Láti dá ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin náà sílẹ̀ kí ó sì gbà á fún ara rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَأَنْ يُنْقِذَهُ مِنْ حِبَالَةِ الشَّيْخِ ثُمَّ يَقْتَنِصَهُ.
English: And to rescue him from the old man's snare, then catch him.
Yoruba: Àti láti gbà á kúrò nínú pàkúte àgbàlagbà náà, lẹ́yìn náà kí ó mú un.