1. يا أيها السيد الذي طَهُرت

    به من المنكراتِ بغداذُ

    O master, through whom was cleansed

    Baghdad of evil deeds,

  2. ومن غدا وهو للخبائث تَر

    راكٌ وللطيبات أَخّاذُ

    and who has become, of vile things, a steadfast shun-

    ner, and of good things an eager taker;

  3. مبارَك في يديه للمالِ إه

    لاكٌ وللهالكين إنقاذُ

    blessed—in his hands is wealth's de-

    struction, and deliverance for those who perish.

  4. أَعوذ من عُسْرتي بيسركَ وال

    أحرارُ بالأكرمين عُوّاذُ

    I seek refuge from my hardship in your prosperity; and

    freeborn men seek refuge with the most generous.