ORÍKÌ ÒRÚNMÌLÀ (Praising the Spirit of Destiny)

Òrúnmìlà elérìn-ìpin, Aje ju gún, Ibi keji Olodumare akoko Olókun
Spirit of Destiny, Witness to Creation, provider of strong medicine, next to the jewel of the Ocean,
Ajao ikoto ara Ado, ara Ewi, ara oke Itase, ara ojumo,
Salutations to the native of Ado, native of Ewi, native of the mountain, native of the dawn,
Ibiti ojo ti nmo, waiye ara oke l'geti okeje oje.
The place where the dawn arrives, the place where the native of Heaven comes to Earth.
Erin fon olagilagi okunrin, ti nmu ara ogidan le, alakete pennepe,
The elephant protects us from the disease of man, understanding becomes strong, it forms a calabash of white light,
Pari ipin, oloto kan to ku l'aiye, Oba iku ja gba omo re sile,
Small matters unfold, an honest man may die any time, the Chief who will protect children from the jaw of death,
Odudu ti ndu or emere, ma ba fo otun ori ti, ko sun won se. Ase.
The power that protects the head from elemental spirits, never becomes less than the head itself, because it is the source of power. May it be so.