1. With your great ancestry, time becomes auspicious,
And pride culminates in your honor.
١. بِعُلُوِّ جَدِّكَ يَسعَدُ الدَهرُ
وَإِلى فِخارِكَ يَنتَهي الفَخرُ
2. You came at an opportune time,
And your army arrived with victory at hand.
٢. أَقبَلتَ وَالإِقبالُ في قَرَنٍ
وَقَدِمتَ يَقدُمُ جَيشَكَ النَصرُ
3. Baghdad became desolate without you,
Losing its sociability, and the palace frowned.
٣. وَتَوَحَّشَت بَغداذُ لا عَدِمَت
بِكَ إِنسَها وَتَجَهَّمَ القَصرُ
4. Do not underestimate the duration of separation from it,
For an hour to it is like a month.
٤. لا تَحتَقِر أَمَدَ الفِراقِ لَها
فَلَساعَةٌ هِيَ عِندَها شَهرُ
5. Should I blame it for showing its sorrow?
It is a land that rain falls on through no one else but you.
٥. أَتُلامُ إِن أَبدَت كَآبَتَها
أَرضٌ يَحُلُّ بِغَيرِها القَطرُ