الْمَقَامَةُ الْمَرَاغِيَّةُ

English: And among them is none who nurtures favor

Yoruba: Kò sí ẹnìkan nínú wọn tí ó ń tọ́jú ojúrere

English: Nor who praises what he has arranged

Yoruba: Tàbí ẹni tí ó ń yín ohun tí ó ti ṣe

English: So don't be deceived by the gleam of a mirage

Yoruba: Nítorí náà, má jẹ́ kí ìmọ́lẹ̀ ahunpena tàn ọ́ jẹ

English: And don't approach a matter when it's unclear

Yoruba: Má sì ṣe súnmọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ tí kò bá yé ọ

English: For how many a dreamer was pleased by his dream

Yoruba: Nítorí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ alálá ni inú wọn dùn sí àlá wọn

English: Only to be struck by terror when he awoke

Yoruba: Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀rù bà wọ́n nígbà tí wọ́n jí