1. The sons of the Tigris and Euphrates sleep
Oblivious of their rights as dreams delight them

2. And when the truths cannot find in a nation
Support, then illusions take their place

3. The truth endows me with clarity and certainty
While falsehood leaves me in doubt and confusion

4. Will cultured Baghdad greet Salama with peace?
Or is there no peace in the abode of peace?

5. I have despaired, for life is not beautiful for me
Nor is the face of purpose cheerful for me

6. Iraq, in it lives a people miserable
A people on whom humiliation is imposed repeatedly

7. They have become so accustomed that it is now their nature
From the length of time that days have shaped them

8. If they were made to walk on their heads
They would walk as if their heads were their feet

9. Every kingdom is protected by its zealous defenders
But Iraq has no protectors

10. If I were to count the greatest men of this age
He is Mustafa Al-Wahhabi, the bold and intrepid

11. The brilliant genius of his time
As the days bear witness to that

12. Mustafa the Conqueror cannot be compared to another
Rather, he is the leader of reformers

13. Whoever compares him to others belittles him
As if they are dwarfs next to him

14. I glorify him for his deeds
And few can attain such glory

15. Do not, for Allah’s sake, deny my exaltation of him
For I am enamored with the heroes of time

16. He is the pride of his nation that was empowered by him
If it prides itself in its men over other nations

17. And Ibn Saud, he has the leadership, for he
Is the pillar by which Islam is strengthened

18. King of Arabism, its might, reform,
Stubbornness, and courageous protectors

19. Najd is his, then Hijaz, and Iraq
Sings his praises, as does Syria

20. Alas! No past glory can rise from its grave
For Iraq, ever again

21. They wore out Arabism with empty claims of loyalty
While the disloyal one is but deceiving darkness

22. Between the heart and hatred is a vast rift
For the heart builds while hatred demolishes

23. No matter how the young man wants to conceal his hatred
It shows as a blemish on the young man's heart

24. The eye, which is but a window for thought
Can bring at times light, and at times darkness

25. They want me to speak openly, but by God
Some truths cannot be uttered clearly

26. Sharpen your weapon as much as you can, for
Your religion is betrayed and life is an ongoing clash