مالِكيmy master أَنتَyou لاmay … not عَدِمlose (verb stem)
مالِكي أَنتَ لا عَدِم
تُكَI … you (verb ending) ياO خَيرَbest مَنthose who مَلَكheld mastery
تُكَ يا خَيرَ مَن مَلَك
You are my master; may I never lose
You are mine without absence
you, O best of masters.
Be with me O the best possessor
كُلَّevery شَيءٍthing رَأَيتُهُI saw it
كُلَّ شَيءٍ رَأَيتُهُ
حَسَناًbeautiful أَشتَهيهِI desire it لَكfor you
حَسَناً أَشتَهيهِ لَك
Everything I have seen
Everything I saw was beautiful
as beautiful, I desire for you.
I desired it for you
وَعَلىand in كُلِّevery حالَةٍcircumstance
وَعَلى كُلِّ حالَةٍ
لَستُI am not أَنسىI forget تَفَضُّلَكyour kindness
لَستُ أَنسى تَفَضُّلَك
And in every circumstance,
And in every situation
I never forget your kindness.
I do not forget your kindness
لاnot أُجازيI repay وَلَوand even if مَنَحgave (verb stem)
لا أُجازي وَلَو مَنَح
تُكَI … you (verb ending) روحيmy soul تَطَوُّلَكyour generosity
تُكَ روحي تَطَوُّلَك
I cannot repay—even if I gave
I cannot reward even if
you my soul—your generosity.
You were given my soul for your longing