181
فَقُلْتُ: إِذَا شِئْتَ فَالسُّرْعَةَ السُّرْعَةَ.
English
I said: If you wish, then hasten, hasten!
Yoruba
Mo wí pé: Bí o bá fẹ́, yára, yára!
182
وَالرَّجْعَةَ الرَّجْعَةَ!
English
And return quickly!
Yoruba
Kí o sì padà kíákíá!
183
فَقَالَ: سَتَجِدُ مَطْلَعِي عَلَيْكَ.
English
He said: You'll find my return to you.
Yoruba
Ó sọ pé: Ìwọ yóò rí ìpadàbọ̀ mi sọ́dọ̀ rẹ.
184
أَسْرَعَ مِنِ ارْتِدَادِ طَرْفِكَ إِلَيْكَ.
English
Faster than your gaze returning to you.
Yoruba
Yára ju bí ojú rẹ ṣe ń padà sí ọ lọ.
185
ثُمَّ اسْتَنَّ اسْتِنَانَ الجَوَادِ فِي المِضْمَارِ.
English
Then he rushed off like a horse on the racetrack.
Yoruba
Lẹ́yìn náà ó sáré lọ bí ẹṣin lórí pápá eré.
186
وَقَالَ لِابْنِهِ: بَدَارِ بَدَارِ!
English
And he said to his son: Hurry, hurry!
Yoruba
Ó sì sọ fún ọmọ rẹ̀: Yára, yára!
187
وَلَمْ نَخَلْ أَنَّهُ غَرَّ.
English
We didn't think he had deceived.
Yoruba
A kò rò pé ó ti tàn wá jẹ.
188
وَطَلَبَ المَفَرَّ.
English
And sought to escape.
Yoruba
Tí ó sì ń wá ọ̀nà láti sá lọ.
189
فَلَبِثْنَا نَرْقُبُهُ رِقْبَةَ الأَعْيَادِ.
English
We waited for him as we wait for festivals.
Yoruba
A dúró de bí a ti ń dúró de àjọ̀dún.
190
وَنَسْتَطْلِعُهُ بِالطَّلَائِعِ وَالرُّوَادِ.
English
And sought news of him through those that were coming and going
Yoruba
A sì ń wá ìròyìn rẹ̀ láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn tí ń bọ wá àti àwọn tí wọ́n ń lọ