الْمَقَامَةُ الْفرضية

I noticed dates that were well-arranged and well-treated by the summer.

Mo rí àwọn dábinu tí wọ́n ti ṣètò dáadáa, tí àsìkò ooru sì ti mú wọn dáadáa.

It combined, indeed, the purity of nectar.

Ó parapọ̀, ní tòótọ́, pẹ̀lú ojúlówó adùn.

And the reddiness of the red gemstone

Pẹ̀lú ẹwà pupa òkúta iyebíye

And opposite it, a milk emerged like pure yellow gold.

Àti níwájú rẹ̀, miliki kan jáde bí wúrà aláwọ̀ ofeefee.

And it appeared in a saffron color.

Ó sì farahàn ní àwọ̀ sàfáràn.

So it praises its cook.

Nítorí náà, ó ń yin olóunje rẹ̀.

With a tongue of its perfection ,

Pẹ̀lú ahọ́n dídára rẹ̀.

And it corrects the opinion of its buyer.

Ó sì tún èrò oníra rẹ̀ ṣe.

Even if he critiqued it with the core of his heart.

Àní bí ó bá ṣe àyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ọkàn rẹ̀.

Desire captured me with its ropes.

Ìfẹ́ gbà mí pẹ̀lú òkùn rẹ̀.