ولي مالك أنا عبد لهُ

ولي مالك أنا عبد لهُ

حياتي بأجمعها في يديه

حياتي بأجمعها في يديه

I have a master; I am his servant.

And I have a master whose slave I am.

My whole life rests in his hands.

My life in its entirety is in his hands.

أحول وأبغي معينا على

أحول وأبغي معينا على

همومي وصرفي بجدوى يديه

همومي وصرفي بجدوى يديه

I turn this way and that, seeking someone to help with

I roam and seek a helper with

my cares and expenses through the bounty of his hands.

My cares and my expenses, through the bounty of his hands.

ويكسبني طعمي ذلّة

ويكسبني طعمي ذلّة

وليس رجوعي إلا إليه

وليس رجوعي إلا إليه

And my food brings me humiliation,

And my food brings me humiliation,

yet I have no one to return to but him.

And my return is only to him.