الْمَقَامَةُ الْمَرَاغِيَّةُ

If you have proclaimed your description with certainty

Tí o bá ti sọ àpèjúwe rẹ pẹ̀lú ìdánilójú

Then bring a sign if you are among the truthful

Nígbà náà mú àmì wá bí o bá jẹ́ ọ̀kan nínú àwọn olóòótọ́

He said to him: You have sought to race a swift horse

Ó sọ fún un pé: O ti fẹ́ dìje pẹ̀lú ẹṣin tó yára

And sought to drink from a gushing spring

O sì fẹ́ mu omi láti orísun tó ń tú jáde

You have given the bow to its maker

O ti fún olùṣe-ọrun ní ọrun

You have settled the house with its builder

O ti jẹ́ kí olùkọ́ ilé gbé inú ilé tó kọ́

Then he thought until he refreshed his talent

Lẹ́yìn náà ó rò títí tí ó fi tún ọgbọ́n rẹ̀ ṣe

And milked his ideas

Ó sì fún èrò rẹ̀

And said: Throw your inkwell and come closer

Ó sì sọ pé: Jù àpò-ìkọ̀wé rẹ sílẹ̀, kí o sì súnmọ́

Take your tool and write

Mú ohun èlò rẹ, kí o sì kọ̀wé