الْمَقَامَةُ السَّاوِيَّةُ

Al-Harith bin Hammam narrated, saying: I sensed hardness in my heart

Hárìsù ọmọ Hammám sọ̀rọ̀ pé: Mo rí líle ọkàn nínú àyà mi

When I arrived at Sawah

Nígbà tí mo dé ìlú Sáwà

So I followed the traditional wisdom of treating it by visiting the graves

Nítorí náà, mo tẹ̀lé ọgbọ́n àtọwọ́dọ́wọ́ láti wò ó sàn nípa lílọ́ sí ibojì

When I reached the dwelling place of the dead and the repository of remains

Nígbà tí mo dé ibùgbé àwọn òkú àti ibi ìpamọ́ egungun

I saw a gathering at a grave being dug and a deceased being buried

Mo rí ọpọ ènìyàn ní ibi tí wọ́n tí ń gbẹ́ ibojì kan tí wọ́n sì ńsin òkú kan

So I joined them, contemplating the final fate and remembering those of my family who had passed

Mo sì dàpọ̀ mọ́ wọn, mo ńrònú nípa ìgbẹ̀hìn ayé, mo ńrántí àwọn ará ilé mi tó ti kú

When they laid the deceased in the grave and the time for 'if only' had passed

Nígbà tí wọ́n ti tẹ́ òkú sí ibojì tí àkókò 'ìbáà ṣe' sì ti kọjá

An elder appeared from a hill, leaning on a staff, having wrapped his face with his cloak and disguised his persona through his cunning

Àgbàlagbà kan yọjú láti orí òkè, ó fi ọ̀pá tì ara, ó si fi aṣọ bo ojú rẹ̀, ó sì pa ara rẹ̀ mọ́ pẹ̀lú ọgbọ́ń ète rẹ

He said: For the end like this, let the workers work

Ó sọ pé: Fún irú ìgbẹ̀yìn yí ni kí àwọn oníṣẹ́ ṣiṣẹ́

So remember, O you who are heedless

Nítorí náà, ẹ rántí, ẹ̀yin tí ẹ ń ṣe àìmọ̀kan