الْمَقَامَةُ الْمَرَاغِيَّةُ

And both the rebuked and the rebuker fell silent

Tí ẹni tí a bá wí àti ẹni tó ń bá ni wí sì dákẹ́

He turned to the gathering and said

Ó yíjú sí àwọn ènìyàn, ó sì wí pé

Indeed, you have brought forth a grave matter

Nítòótọ́, ẹ ti mú ọ̀rọ̀ tó léwu wá

And you have strayed far from the purpose

Ẹ sì ti yapa jìnnà kúrò lọ́nà tó tọ́

You have magnified decayed bones

Ẹ ti gbé egungun tó ti di eruku ga

And you have been infatuated with inclining towards those who have passed

Ẹ sì ti fẹ́ràn láti fara mọ́ àwọn tó ti kú lọ

And you have belittled your generation in whom you shared birthdays with,

Ẹ sì ti pẹ́gàn ìran yín, àwọn tí bíbí wọn sùnmọ̀ tiyín,

With whom affections were formed

Pẹ̀lú wọn ní ìfẹ́ n fí sopọ̀

Have you forgotten, O masters of criticism

Ṣé ẹ ti gbàgbé, ẹ̀yin olùdájọ́ ọgbọ́n

And priests of resolution and binding

Àti àwọn àlùfáà tí ó ń tú àti dè ọ̀rọ̀