وَقائِلٍand someone saying إِنَّindeed فيin الأَسفارِjourneys فائِدَةًa benefit
وَقائِلٍ إِنَّ في الأَسفارِ فائِدَةً
يوسِعنَthey increase فيin الرِزقِlivelihood ذاone possessing مالٍwealth وَذاand one possessing خُلقِcharacter
يوسِعنَ في الرِزقِ ذا مالٍ وَذا خُلقِ
And someone says, “There is indeed benefit in journeys:
One said that in travel there is benefit,
They increase the livelihood of the wealthy and those of character.”
It expands provision for one with wealth and character.
وَقَدand indeed مَضَيتُI went إِلىto أَقصىthe farthest point الَّذيthat which ذَكَرواthey mentioned
وَقَد مَضَيتُ إِلى أَقصى الَّذي ذَكَروا
وَجِئتُand I returned أَرعَنَfoolish وَالشَلّاقُand the whip فيaround عُنُقيmy neck
وَجِئتُ أَرعَنَ وَالشَلّاقُ في عُنُقي
And I have gone to the farthest point they mentioned,
Yet I went to the furthest that they mentioned
And returned a fool, with the whip around my neck.
And returned confused, with nothing to show for my journey.