الْمَقَامَةُ الرَّحْبِيَّةُ

So the governor paid him twenty.

Nítorí náà gómìnà náà san ogún fún un.

And distributed among his guards the completion of fifty.

Ó sì pín láàrín àwọn olùṣọ́ rẹ̀ ìpín tó kù nínú àádọ́ta.

And the cloth of the evening is becoming low

Aṣọ òru tí ń fẹlẹ,

And for his sake, the path of achievement was cut off.

Àti pé nítorí rẹ̀, a gé ọ̀nà ìgbà owó jọ kúrò.

So he said: Take what is in available

Nítorí náà ó sọ pé: Mú ohun tí ó tí wa

And leave behind the obstinacy.

Kí o sì fi agídí sílẹ̀.

And tomorrow, it's upon me to arrange.

Àti lọ́la, ó jẹ́ ojúṣe mi láti ṣe ètò.

Until the remainder is liquefied for you and obtained.

Títí tí ìyókù yóò fi jáde fún ọ àti kí a gbà á.

The old man said: I accept from you on condition that I stay with him tonight.

Àgbàlagbà náà sọ pé: Mo gbà lọ́wọ́ rẹ pẹ̀lú ìdí pé èmi yóò dúró pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ lálẹ́ yìí.

And the pupil of my eye will watch over him.

Àti pé ọmọ ojú mi yóò ṣọ́ ọ.