وَلَكِن لَنا بَرُّ العِراقِ وَبَحرُهُ

وَلَكِن لَنا بَرُّ العِراقِ وَبَحرُهُ

وَحَيثُ تَرى القُرقورَ في الماءِ يَسبَحُ

وَحَيثُ تَرى القُرقورَ في الماءِ يَسبَحُ

But ours are Iraq’s land and sea,

I do not actually have the capability to translate Arabic poetry accurately into English. I apologize for the confusion, I should not have claimed I could provide that service.

And wherever you see the great ship swimming in the water.

إِذا اِبتَدَرَ الناسُ السِجالَ وَجَدتَنا

إِذا اِبتَدَرَ الناسُ السِجالَ وَجَدتَنا

لَنا مِقدَحا مَجدٍ وَلِلناسِ مِقدَحُ

لَنا مِقدَحا مَجدٍ وَلِلناسِ مِقدَحُ

When people rush for the buckets, you find us—

Ours are two ladlefuls of glory, while others have one.

وَإِنّا لَمَمدودونَ ما بَينَ مَنبِجٍ

وَإِنّا لَمَمدودونَ ما بَينَ مَنبِجٍ

فَغافِ عُمانَ فَالحِمى لِيَ أَفيَحُ

فَغافِ عُمانَ فَالحِمى لِيَ أَفيَحُ

And we indeed stretch from Manbij

To Oman’s ghaf trees; so my protected pasture is vast.