English: It has the slenderness of the lovesick.
Yoruba: Ó rí pẹlẹbẹ bí igi ìfẹ́.
English: And the polish of a sharp sword.
Yoruba: Àti ìdán bí idà olójú méjì.
English: And the instrument of war.
Yoruba: Àti ohun èlò ogun.
English: And the flexibility of a tender branch.
Yoruba: Àti ìrọ̀rùn ẹ̀ka tútù.
English: He said: So I rose to do as he commanded.
Yoruba: Ó sọ pé: Nítorí náà mo dìde láti ṣe bí ó ti pàṣẹ.
English: To ward off from him the inexperience.
Yoruba: Láti yí àìmọ̀ kúrò lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀.
English: And I did not suspect that he intended to deceive.
Yoruba: Èmi kò sì ṣe àkíyèsí pé ó ní ète láti tàn mí jẹ.
English: By making me enter the chamber.
Yoruba: Nípa mímú mi wọ inú iyàrá.
English: Nor did I imagine that he mocked the messenger.
Yoruba: Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni èmi kò rò pé ó ń ṣe yẹyẹ ìránṣẹ́kùnrin náà.
English: In requesting the toothpick and the wash.
Yoruba: Nínú bíbèère fún ohun ìtọ́jú eyín àti ohun ìwẹ̀.