الْمَقَامَةُ الدِّمْيَاطِيَّةُ

And like one soul in the harmony of desires.

Àti bí ẹ̀mí kan ní ìbáramu ìfẹ́.

And with that, we traveled swiftly,

Pẹ̀lú èyí, a ń rin kíákíá,

And we departed not but each on his she-camel .

A kò sì ń kúrò àyàfi igbati kaluku gun abo-rankunmi.

And when we alighted at a stopping place,

Nígbà tí a bá dé ibi ìsinmi,

Or arrived at a watering place,

Tàbí tí a dé ibi abata kan,

We snatched a brief stay,

A simi fun ìgbà díẹ̀ ni aye naa,

And did not prolong our stay.

A kò sì ń pẹ́ níbẹ̀.

Then it occurred to us to set our mounts in motion,

Lẹ́yìn náà ó wá sí wa lọ́kàn láti mú àwọn ẹṣin wa rìn,

In a night youthful in its prime,

Ní alẹ́ tí ó ní agbára ìgbà èwe,

Raven-black in its skin.

Tí ó dúdú bí ẹyẹ ìwò ní àwọ̀.