نُهَنِّيwe congratulate العراقَIraq بحكمٍon a rule جديدْnew
نُهَنِّي العراقَ بحكمٍ جديدْ
وسُرَّand was gladdened الحجازُthe Hijaz برأيٍby counsel سديدْsound
وسُرَّ الحجازُ برأيٍ سديدْ
We congratulate Iraq on a new rule,
And the Hijaz was gladdened by sound counsel,
بحكمِunder the rule of الرَّشيدِal-Rashid (the rightly guided) مشيرِmarshal of العراقIraq
بحكمِ الرَّشيدِ مشيرِ العراق
ملاذrefuge of الطريدthe fugitive مجيرِprotector of الرَّشيدْthe rightly guided
ملاذ الطريد مجيرِ الرَّشيدْ
Under the rule of al-Rashid, marshal of Iraq,
Refuge of the fugitive, protector of the rightly guided.
مشيرٌa marshal إذاwhen استمطرcalls down rain from البارقاتthe flashing blades
مشيرٌ إذا استمطر البارقات
أغاثَbrought relief to الأنامhumankind بِوَدْقwith a downpour of الحديدْiron
أغاثَ الأنام بِوَدْق الحديدْ
A marshal who, when he calls down rain from flashing blades,
Brings humankind relief with a downpour of iron.
حميدٌpraiseworthy كجيدٌunclear here; literally 'like a neck' لقدindeed خصَّهHe singled him out
حميدٌ كجيدٌ لقد خصَّه
بأهْلِfor the people of العراقِIraq الحميدُthe Praiseworthy المجيدْthe Glorious
بأهْلِ العراقِ الحميدُ المجيدْ
Praiseworthy, [word unclear]—indeed, he was singled out
For the people of Iraq by the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.
فنامَتْand so fell asleep بهthrough him فِتَنٌtumults بأسُهاtheir fury
فنامَتْ به فِتَنٌ بأسُها
يُبيدُdestroys الطريفَnewly acquired wealth ويُفنيand annihilates التليدْinherited wealth
يُبيدُ الطريفَ ويُفني التليدْ
Thus, through him, tumults fell asleep, whose fury
Destroys newly acquired wealth and annihilates inherited wealth.
وقدand indeed أقبلَarrived السَّعْدُgood fortune إذwhen أرَّخواthey recorded the date
وقد أقبلَ السَّعْدُ إذ أرَّخوا
أمامَbefore المشيرthe marshal محمَّدْMuhammad رشيدْRashid
أمامَ المشير محمَّدْ رشيدْ
And indeed, good fortune arrived when they recorded the date
Before the marshal Muhammad Rashid.