ORUNMILA! Eleri Ipin,Orunmila! Witness of fate,Ibikeji Oludumare,

Second to Oludumare [God];A-je-ju-Oogun,

Thou are far more efficacious than medicine,Obiriti, A-p'ijo-iku-da

Thou the Immense Orbit that averts the day of Death.Oluwa mi, A-to-i-ba-j'aye

My Lord, Almighty to save,Oro a-bi-ku-j'igbo

Mysterious Spirit that fought death.Oluwa mi, Ajiki,

To Thee salutation is first due in the morning,Ogege a-gb' aye-gun;

Thou Equilibrium that adjusts World Forces,Odudu ti ndub ori emere;

Thou art the One whose exertion it is to reconstruct the creature of bad lot;

A-tun-ori-ti-ko sunwon seRepairer of ill-luck,

A-mo-i-ku.He who knows thee becomes immortal.

Olowa Aiyere,Lord, the undeposable king,

Agiri Ile-llogbon;Perfect in the House of Wisdom!Oluwa mi; amoimotan,My Lord! Infinite in knowledge!

A ko mo O tan koseFor not knowing thee in full, we are futile,

A ba mo tan iba se he.Oh, if we could but know thee in full, all would be well with us.