الْمَقَامَةُ الدِّينَارِيَّةُ

So I sympathized with his poverty,

Nítorí náà mo ṣàánú fún òṣì rẹ̀,

And turned to extract his prose.

Mo sì yí padà láti yọ ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ jáde.

So I brought out a dinar,

Nítorí náà mo yọ dínárì kan jáde,

And said to him as a test:

Mo sì sọ fún un ní ìdánwò:

If you praise it in verse, it's yours for certain.

Tí o bá yìn ín ní ewì, yóò jẹ́ tìrẹ dájúdájú.

He immediately began to recite,

Lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀ ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ṣe ewì,

Without plagiarism:

Láìjẹ́ pé ó jí i gbé:

How noble is this yellow one whose yellowness is pleasing,

nkan iyebíye ni eléyìí tó pọ́n, tí pipọ́n rẹ̀ dùn mọ́ ni lọ́kàn,

A world traveler whose journey has extended,

Arinrìn-ájò tí ìrìn-àjò rẹ̀ ti gùn,

Its reputation and fame are legendary,

Òkìkí àti ìgbéga rẹ̀ ti gbòde-ẹ̀yìn,