From where he knows not, and from where he knows.
Láti ibi tí kò mọ̀, àti láti ibi tí ó mọ̀.
Do not ask me, but ask fate whether.
Má ṣe béèrè lọ́wọ́ mi, béèrè lọ́wọ́ ayànmọ́ bóyá…
Any refuge or shield can protect against it.
Bóyá ààbò tàbí ìdáàbòbò lè dáàbò bo ẹni kúrò lọ́dọ̀ rẹ̀.
Surely a man must meet what the Throne has decreed.
Dájúdájú, ènìyàn yóò pàdé ohun tí Olúwa ti kọ́.
The Lord of the Throne has destined what he will face.
Olúwa Alága ti pinnu ohun tí yóò pàdé.
No wonder that unjust time persists.
Kò ṣeé yà á lẹ́nu pé àkókò aláìdájọ́ ń tẹ̀síwájú.
Gnawing at the weakened bone, choosing its prey.
Ó ń jẹ egungun tí ó ti rọ̀, ó sì ń yan ohun tí yóò jẹ.
The barren may be seen green, and perhaps.
Aginjù lè di aláwọ̀ ewé, ó sì lè jẹ́ pé…
You may find the poor one prospering one day.
O lè rí talákà tí ó ń dàgbà ní ọjọ́ kan.
O people, have I sought for us.
Ẹ̀yin ènìyàn, ṣé mo ti wá fún wa…