الْمَقَامَةُ الْحُلْوَانِيَّةُ

or stigma should attach to him.

tàbí kí àbùkù má ba à lẹ mọ.

So he recited: "Indeed, some suspicion is sin."

Nítorí náà ó ka: "Nítòótọ́, àpakan abá dídá jẹ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀."

Then he said: O narrators of poetry,

Lẹ́yìn náà ó sọ: Ẹ̀yin olùsọ ewì,

and healers of sick speech,

àti olùwòsàn ọ̀rọ̀ aláìsàn,

The essence of the jewel appears through melting,

Pàtàkì alumonu iyebíye máa ń hàn nípasẹ̀ yíyọ̀,

and the hand of truth rends the cloak of doubt.

ọwọ́ òtítọ́ sì máa ń fa aṣọ iyèméjì ya.

It has been said in times past:

A ti sọ ní àwọn àkókò tí ó ti kọjá:

At the time of trial,

Ní àkókò ìdánwò,

a man is honored or disgraced.

a máa ń bọ̀wọ̀ fún ènìyàn tàbí a dójútì í.

And here I am, I have presented my hidden treasure for testing,

Àti pé èmi nìyí, mo ti mú ìṣúra mi jáde fún àyẹ̀wò,