1. عيناكِ يا بغـداد ألهمَتا

    نوراً بدا في العُـمْـر ينسرِبُ

    Your eyes, O Baghdad, inspired

    a light that appeared, seeping through life.

  2. طرّزتِ أفْقَا لحب أشرعةً

    جذلى.. يرفّ بها هوىً.. طَرَبُ

    You embroidered love's horizon with sails,

    joyful, with rapturous love fluttering in them.

  3. لونْتِ كلَّ دروبنا وَهَجاً

    حتى (استحَتْ) من ْنورِكِ الشّهُبُ

    You colored all our paths with radiance,

    until the meteors blushed before your light.

  4. في شاطئ يكِال سلمُ هَدهَدني

    حِلماً, ومَعْـقِـدُ عزْمِ كِاللهَبُ

    On your two shores, peace lulled me

    into a dream, and the seat of your resolve is flame.

  5. والشَّمسُ.. تَضْـفـرُ شَعْـرَها ولَهاً

    يَشدو لها.. لحنَا لمُنى هُدُبُ

    And the sun braids her hair in longing;

    an eyelash sings to her the melody of wishes.

  6. يا جَـنَّـةَ الأعـراسِ.. زنبقَـةً

    تَنْـدى بها الآفـاقُ.. والحَبَبُ

    O paradise of weddings—a lily

    with which the horizons and foam grow dewy.

  7. بغـداد قَـد غَـنّى الزمانُ لَها

    فَـخْـراً.. وتَوَّجَ جيدَها الذهَبُ

    Baghdad—time has sung to her

    in pride, and gold has crowned her neck.

  8. وجـهٌزهـا للعُـرْبِ منتصـراً

    عزّاً.. إليهـا المجـد ِيَنْتَسِبُ

    A face that shone for the Arabs, triumphant

    in honor; glory traces its lineage to her.

  9. بغـداد فيكِ النَّصْـرُ مؤتلِقٌ

    كفّاهُ تقْصرُ دونَهـا السّحُبُ

    Baghdad, in you victory is radiant;

    its two palms—the clouds fall short of them.

  10. لولا مَسَتْكفّاهُمُ جْـدبةً

    لاخْضَرَّ من نُعـماهـما الجَدَبُ

    If its two palms touched a barren land,

    barrenness would turn green through their bounty.

  11. والمجد ُقد سـرّ الزمـان بــهِ

    تسمـو الدنا, والعُـمْـرُ, والحقَبُ

    And glory—time has rejoiced in it;

    the worlds, life, and the ages soar.

  12. رفّتْ ليَال أوراسُم نْفَـرَحِ

    نجـواكِ حتى قـد زَهَتْ حَلَبُ

    The nights of the Aurès fluttered with joy

    at your whispers, until Aleppo blossomed.

  13. عَبـْرَ المَدى بوركتِ في ألَقٍ

    عَـدْ بالرؤى بالحُبِّ تَصْطَخِبُ

    Across the expanse, blessed are you in radiance;

    return with visions, resounding with love.

  14. بغـداد ملءُ دَمي هَوىً لَجِبُ

    منها الأماني.. يُوقَــدُ الغَضَبُ

    Baghdad, a clamorous love fills my blood;

    from her come hopes; anger is kindled.