وثق العراق بزاهر استقباله
والشعب متفق علي استقلاله
Iraq trusted in its joyous welcome
And the people were united in its independence
اضحى يؤمل نيل اشرف غاية
يا رب أوصله مدى آماله
It has come to hope for the noblest goal
O Lord, let it attain the extent of its hopes
فله إلى التحرير وهو حبيبه
نظر المشوق المستهام الواله
To liberation it aspires, for it is beloved
The longing, enamored watcher looks upon it
قالوا له صبراً وقد غلب الهوى
فاجابهم لا صبر دون وصاله
They told it, patience, though passion conquered
It answered them, without union there is no patience
ضربوا لأيام التلاقي موعداً
ما آفة الموعود غير مطاله
They set a date for the days of reunion
But expectation's flaw is none but procrastination
قد أطلق العاني وفك اساره
فإلام يبقي وهو في أغلاله
It released the lovesick and freed its captives
Why then are they in shackles and imprisoned?
وردت شعوب الأرض باستقلالها
عذب الرجاء ورويت بزلاله
The peoples of earth regained their independence
Sweet hope its drink, its shade a fresh oasis
أفيحرم الشعب العراقي المنى
والشيء محمول على أمثاله
Shall the Iraqi people be deprived of their wish?
Things are judged by their like, as the maxim says
فازوا بنيل حقوقهم وحقوقه
بضمان أهليه وعزم رجاله
They won their due rights and its due rights too
By its competence and its men's resolve
ان يعط واجب حقه فلحقه
أولا فمفزعه إلى أبطاله
If a rightful duty is performed, so be it
Else its recourse is to its heroes
يأبى لنا دين النبي مذلة
فامضوا على دين النبي وآله
Our Prophet's faith refuses dishonor
So follow the Prophet's faith and kin
أن السعادة في الحياة لمفتد
شرف الحياة بنفسه وبماله
That happiness in life is for the free
Honor comes from soul and wealth alike
عيش الذليل هو الممات وموته
بالعز عين حياته وكماله
The abject's life is death, and in death
Is the fullness of his life and perfection
والذ ورد المرء في ظل القنا
يترشف المعسول من عساله
When refuse trickles down a reed's hollow
The honey imbibes its sweetness from it
عصر التمدن عاد اشبه سيرة
بالأعصر الأولى بكل خلاله
This age of civilization resembles
Past ages in its every aspect
حب التملك والتغلب غالب
والعدل اشبه بالسراب وآله
Love of possession and conquest prevails
Justice is a mirage that soon fades
يسطو القوي على الضعيف فان شكا
الماً فلا احد يرق لحاله
The strong tyrannize the weak, and if he complains
No one cares for his condition
ولعل للحلفاء فيه سيرة
محمودة تمحو ذميم فعاله
Perhaps the allies' conduct toward it
Is laudable, erasing their foul deeds
نعطي الحقوق وتأخذ الشرف الذي
هو في جبين الدهر نور جماله
We give rights and you take the honor that
Is the splendor of the age and its beauty
يا عنصر العرب الذي فاق الورى
بشريف محتده ومجد فعاله
O essence of Arabs, who surpassed mankind
In noble lineage and deeds of glory
ليست نجوم الأرض وهي زواهر
الا شهود صفاته وخصاله
The stars of earth, though they are blooms
Are but witnesses to its traits and merits
منك التمدن والحضارة انشئت
والعدل منك وأنت عين مثاله
From you came civilization and culture
And justice - you are its exemplar
هذا نشوءك وارتقاؤك بعده
والبدر يكمل بعد سير هلاله
This was your rise and ascent afterwards
The full moon grows after the crescent's curve
