الْمَقَامَةُ السَّاوِيَّةُ

When you anger your Lord, you show no anxiety for that

Nígbà tí o bá mú Olúwa rẹ bínú, o kò dààmú nípa rẹ̀

But if your endeavors fail, you burn with anxiety

Ṣùgbọ́n tí ìgbìyànjú rẹ bá kùnà, inú rẹ á bàjẹ́ gidigidi

And if gold's engraving appears to you, you become excited

Tí o bá rí àmì wúrà, inú rẹ á dùn púpọ̀

But if a bier passes by you, you feign sadness without grief

Ṣùgbọ́n tí pósí òkú bá kọjá, o ṣe bí ẹni tó ní ìbànújẹ́ láìní ìbànújẹ́

You disobey the righteous advisor, become difficult and turn away

O ṣe àìgbọ́ràn sí olùbánidámọ̀ràn olódodo, o ṣòro, o sì yípadà

Yet follow who deceives, who lies, and who spreads tales

Ṣùgbọ́n o ń tẹ̀lé ẹni tó ń tànijẹ, tó ń purọ́, àti ẹni tó ń ṣè ofoofo

You pursue the soul's desires and scheme for the smallest coin

O ń lépa ìfẹ́ ọkàn rẹ, o sì ń ṣe èrò fún owó kékeré

And forget the darkness of the grave, not remembering what lies there

O gbàgbé òkùnkùn ibojì, o kò sì rántí ohun tó wà níbẹ̀

Had fortune truly favored you, your gaze would not have fallen so low

Bí orí rẹ bá dára nítòótọ́, ojú rẹ kò ní wó sílẹ̀ báyìí

Nor would you be distressed when preaching dispels sorrows

Bẹ́ẹ̀ni ìbànújẹ́ kò ní mú ọ nígbà tí ìwàásù bá ń lé ìbànújẹ́ lọ