شَكَوتُ إِلَيهِ أَنَّني ذو جَلالَةٍ

شَكَوتُ إِلَيهِ أَنَّني ذو جَلالَةٍ

وَأَنّي كَبيرٌ ذو عِيالٍ مُحَنَّبُ

وَأَنّي كَبيرٌ ذو عِيالٍ مُحَنَّبُ

I complained to him that I was advanced in years,

I brought my troubles to him,

And that I was old, with dependents, and bowed.

That I'm a man of high estate, with many mouths to feed.

فَقالَ لَنا أَهلاً وَسَهلاً وَمَرحَباً

فَقالَ لَنا أَهلاً وَسَهلاً وَمَرحَباً

إِذا سَرَّكُم لَحمٌ مِنَ الوَحشِ فَاِركَبوا

إِذا سَرَّكُم لَحمٌ مِنَ الوَحشِ فَاِركَبوا

Then he said to us, “Welcome! Be at ease! A hearty welcome!

He welcomed me and bade me mount,

If meat from wild game would please you, then mount up.”

if I desired some meat of beasts from out the wilds to eat.