الْمَقَامَةُ الْكُوفِيَّةُ
عَرَبِيَّة : مِنَ الْحَنِينِ إِلَى وَلَدِي.
English: From longing for my son.
Yoruba: Nítorí ìfẹ́ ọmọ mi.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَوَصَلْتُ جَنَاحَهُ.
English: So I joined his wing.
Yoruba: Nítorí náà, mo darapọ̀ mọ́ ìyẹ́ rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : حَتَّى سَنّيتُ نَجَاحَهُ.
English: Until I facilitated his success.
Yoruba: Títí tí mo fi mú kí ó ṣe àṣeyọrí.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَحِينَ أَحْرَزَ الْعَيْنَ فِي صُرَّتِهِ.
English: When he secured the money in his purse.
Yoruba: Nígbà tí ó fi owó náà pamọ́ sínú àpò rẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَرَقَتْ أَسَارِيرُ مَسَرَّتِهِ.
English: The lines of his joy brightened.
Yoruba: Àwọn ìlà ayọ̀ rẹ̀ mọ́lẹ̀.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَقَالَ لِي: جُزِيتَ خَيْرًا عَنْ خَطَا قَدَمَيْكَ.
English: And he said to me: May you be rewarded well for your footsteps.
Yoruba: Ó sì sọ fún mi pé: Kí Ọlọ́run san ọ́ lẹ́san rere fún ìrìn ẹsẹ̀ rẹ.
عَرَبِيَّة : وَاللهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَيْكَ.
English: And may Allah be my successor over you.
Yoruba: Kí Ọlọ́run jẹ́ arọ́pò mi lórí rẹ.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَقُلْتُ: أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتْبَعَكَ لِأُشَاهِدَ وَلَدَكَ النَّجِيبَ.
English: I said: I want to follow you to see your noble son.
Yoruba: Mo sọ pé: Mo fẹ́ tẹ̀lé ọ láti rí ọmọ rẹ ọlọ́gbọ́n,
عَرَبِيَّة : وَأُنَافِثَهُ لِكَيْ يُجِيبَ.
English: And to converse with him so that he may respond.
Yoruba: Kí n sì bá a sọ̀rọ̀ kí ó lè dáhùn.
عَرَبِيَّة : فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ نَظْرَةَ الْخَادِعِ إِلَى الْمَخْدُوعِ.
English: He looked at me with the look of a deceiver to the deceived.
Yoruba: Ó wò mí pẹ̀lú ìwòye ẹlẹ́tàn sí ẹni tí a tàn jẹ.