قدمتَ قُدومَ البُرء بعد سقامِ

قدمتَ قُدومَ البُرء بعد سقامِ

على دارِ إسلامٍ ودار سلامِ

على دارِ إسلامٍ ودار سلامِ

You came as recovery comes after illness,

You came to bring relief after illness

to an abode of Islam and an abode of peace—

To the abode of Islam and peace

مدينة بغداد التي كان جَدُّكم

مدينة بغداد التي كان جَدُّكم

تخيّرها للمُلكِ دارَ مُقامِ

تخيّرها للمُلكِ دارَ مُقامِ

the city of Baghdad, which your grandfather

The city of Baghdad, where your ancestors

had chosen as a dwelling place for his rule.

Chose as the abode of the kingdom and settlement

يبشِّرنا النصرُ الذي قد مُنحْتَهُ

يبشِّرنا النصرُ الذي قد مُنحْتَهُ

بأنك عند الله خيرُ إمامِ

بأنك عند الله خيرُ إمامِ

The victory you have been granted brings us glad tidings

The victory you have been granted brings us glad tidings

that, in God's sight, you are the best of leaders.

That with God, you are the best imam

ظفرتَ بما تبغي وسيفُك مغمدٌ

ظفرتَ بما تبغي وسيفُك مغمدٌ

وما كان لو جرَّدته بكهامِ

وما كان لو جرَّدته بكهامِ

You won what you seek while your sword was sheathed,

You attained what you sought, your sword still sheathed

and, had you drawn it, it would not have been blunt.

Had you unsheathed it, none could withstand it