1. أتيناك يا قَرْمَ أهلِ العراقِ

    بخيرٍ كتابٍ من القائمِ

    We have come to you, O chief of the people of Iraq,

    With the finest letter from al-Qāʾim.

  2. أتيناكَ من عندِ خَير الأنام

    وذاك ابن عمِّ أبي القاسمِ

    We have come to you from the best of humankind,

    And he is the cousin of Abū al-Qāsim.

  3. أتيناكَ بعهدِكَ من عِندِه

    على من يَليك من العالَمِ

    We have come to you with your commission from him,

    Over those around you in the world.

  4. يُولّيكَ فيه جسامَ الأمورِ

    فأنتَ صَنيعُ بني هاشمِ

    In it he entrusts you with weighty affairs,

    For you are a protégé of the sons of Hāshim,

  5. من العِترة البَرَّةِ المُصطَفَين

    على مَن سَما من بني آدمِ

    Of the righteous kindred, chosen

    Above those who have risen high among Adam's sons.