الْمَقَامَةُ الْمَرَاغِيَّةُ

And do not turn away from the advice of the advisor

Má sì ṣe kọ ìmọ̀ràn olùmọ̀ràn

He said: Every man knows best the mark of his arrow

Ó sọ pé: Gbogbo ènìyàn ló mọ àmì ọfà tirẹ̀ jù

And the night will soon give way to its dawn

Òru yóò sì fàsẹ́yìn fún òwúrọ̀ láìpẹ́

Then the group conversed about how to test his little heart

Nígbà náà ni àwọn ẹgbẹ́ náà sọ̀rọ̀ nípa bí wọn yóò ṣe dán ọkàn kékeré rẹ̀ wò

And how to deliberately examine him

Àti bí wọn yóò ṣe yẹ̀ ẹ́ wò dáadáa

One of them said: Leave him to my portion

Ọ̀kan nínú wọn sọ pé: Ẹ fi í sílẹ̀ fún ìpín mi

So I may throw at him the stone of my story

Kí n lè sọ ọ̀rọ̀ mi sí i

For it is the muscle of the knot

Nítorí ó jẹ́ iṣan ìdì náà

And the touchstone of the critic

Àti òkúta ìdánwò olùdájọ́

So they entrusted him with leadership in this matter

Nítorí náà wọ́n fún un ní àṣẹ nínú ọ̀rọ̀ yìí