الْمَقَامَةُ الدِّمْيَاطِيَّةُ

That you need his penny.

Pé o nílò ẹyọ owó rẹ̀.

Al-Harith bin Hammam said:

Hárìsù ọmọ Hammam sọ pé:

When I understood what passed between them,

Nígbà tí mo mọ ohun tó ṣẹlẹ̀ láàrin wọn,

I longed to know their identities.

Mo fẹ́ láti mọ ẹni tí wọ́n jẹ́.

When the son of brightness appeared

Nígbà tí ọmọ ìmọ́lẹ̀ farahàn

And light covered the atmosphere,

Tí ìmọ́lẹ̀ sì bo ojú ọ̀run,

I set out before the mounting of steeds.

Mo jáde kí àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣin tó gùn ẹṣin wọn.

Nor the early morning journey of the crow.

Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì í ṣe ìrìnàjò òwúrọ̀ ẹyẹ ìwò.

I began to trace the direction of the night's voice.

Mo bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní tọ ìlà ohùn alẹ́.

And examine faces with a clear gaze.

Mo sì ń wo àwọn ojú pẹ̀lú ìwòye tó dájú.