رحلتjourneyed إليكto you ركائبٌriding camels ومدائحٌand poems of praise
رحلت إليك ركائبٌ ومدائحٌ
فإليكso to you يقصدmakes his way راغبٌa hopeful seeker ويقصّدand composes odes
فإليك يقصد راغبٌ ويقصّد
Riding camels and poems of praise have journeyed to you.
So to you a hopeful seeker makes his way and composes odes.
سعدتfound happiness بكthrough you الأرضُthe land التيwhich وُلَّيتهاyou were given charge of it
سعدت بك الأرضُ التي وُلَّيتها
منfrom بعدafter ماthat أمستit had become بغيركunder someone other than you تكمدit grieves
من بعد ما أمست بغيرك تكمد
The land placed in your charge has found happiness through you,
after languishing in sorrow under someone other than you.
وإذاand when نظرتyou look إلىat البقاعthe lands وجدتهاyou find them
وإذا نظرت إلى البقاع وجدتها
تشقىsuffer كماjust as تشقىsuffer الرِّجالmen وتسعدand find happiness
تشقى كما تشقى الرِّجال وتسعد
And when you look upon the lands, you find them
suffering as men suffer, and finding happiness.