الْمَقَامَةُ الْمَرَاغِيَّةُ

English: His flattery attracts

Yoruba: Apọ́nle rẹ̀ ń fa ni mọ́ra

English: His blame is avoided

Yoruba: A ń yẹra fún ẹ̀gàn rẹ̀

English: Behind him is crowding

Yoruba: Lẹ́yìn rẹ̀ ni ìdọ́tí wà

English: Hardship has touched them

Yoruba: Ìpọ́njú ti kàn wọ́n

English: Injustice has singled them out

Yoruba: Àìṣòdodo ti ya wọ́n sọ́tọ̀

English: Austerity has encompassed them

Yoruba: Àìní ti kún wọ́n mọ́

English: He is in tears that respond

Yoruba: Ó wà nínú omijé tí ń dáhùn

English: And longing that melts

Yoruba: Àti ìfẹ́ tí ń yọ́ ọkàn

English: And worry that adds

Yoruba: Àti ìbànújẹ́ tí ń fi kún un

English: And grief that exceeds

Yoruba: Àti ìbanújẹ́ tí ó tayọ