Chapter 1

لامية الشنفرى

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91

بِعَامِلَتَيْـنِ ، ظَهْـرُهُ لَيْسَ يُعْمَـلُ


English

With two legs, its road is not walkable.

Yoruba

Pẹ̀lú àwọn ẹsẹ méjì, tí orí aginjù yìí èèyàn kì í gbá ibẹ.

92

فألْحَقْـتُ أُوْلاَهُ بأُخْـرَاهُ مُوفِيَـاً


English

I joined its beginning to its end, fulfilling the path.

Yoruba

Mo so ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ rẹ̀ pọ̀ mọ́ òpin rẹ̀, mo pé ìrìnàjò náà.

93

عَلَى قُنَّـةٍ أُقْعِـي مِرَارَاً وَأمْثُـلُ


English

On its peak I crouched many times, enduring.

Yoruba

Lórí òkè rẹ̀ mo jókòó nígbà púpọ̀, mo fara da.

94

تَرُودُ الأرَاوِي الصُّحْـمُ حَوْلي كأنّـها


English

The dark ibexes roam around me as though

Yoruba

Àwọn màlúù aginjù dúdù ń rìn ká mi bíi pé

95

عَـذَارَى عَلَيْهِـنَّ المُلاَءُ المُذَيَّـلُ


English

They were maidens adorned with trailing garments.

Yoruba

Wọ́n dà bí àwọn ọmọbìnrin tí wọ́n wọ aṣọ tí ń wọ́lẹ̀

96

ويَرْكُـدْنَ بالآصَـالِ حَوْلِي كأنّنـي


English

They rest at evening around me, as though I

Yoruba

Wọ́n ń sinmi ní ìrọ̀lẹ́ layika mi, bíi pé èmi

97

مِنَ العُصْمِ أدْفى يَنْتَحي الكِيحَ أعْقَلُ


English

Like the ibex, seeking shelter wisely in the crags.

Yoruba

Mo dà bí ẹranko aginjù, tí ń wá àbò ní òkè.

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