لامية الشنفرى

With a heart like the wolf’s, and resolve I act.

Pẹ̀lú ọkàn bíi ti ikòko, mo ṣe pẹ̀lú ìpinnu.

At times I lack, at times I am rich, yet

Nígbà míì mo dá bí áláìní, nígbà míì mo ní ọlá, ṣùgbọ́n

Wealth is attained by the distant, humble one.

ẹni tó jìnnà sí ilé tí o sí n ṣe ìgbìyànjú, yóò rí ọla.

No anxiety from poverty, that exposes,

Kò sí ìbànújẹ àtúní làṣìrí nínú ìyà,

Nor boasting beneath wealth that I could imagine.

Kò sí ìgbéraga lábẹ́ ọlá tí mo lè rò.

The ignorants can not over look my forbearance, nor am I seen

Àwọn òmùgọ̀ kò lè yẹ̀pẹ́rẹ́ ìfarada mi, wọn kò sì ni rí mi

As one who begs at the tails of words, fumbling.

Bí ẹni tí ń bẹ̀bẹ̀ fún ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀yìn, tí ń ṣe ofofo

And on a night of misfortune, its master kindles the bow.

Melo melo lòru òtútù, tí olùní ọfà ń dáná sun ọ́fà.

And the arrows which he do shoot with.

O sì tún gé àwọn igi ọfà tí ó fi ń tafà.

I trampled upon a rainy darkness of a night, and my companions are

Mo wọ̀nu òkùnkùn òrú tí ń rọ̀ òjo, àwọn ọ̀rẹ́ mi nínú orú yìí sì jẹ́