مَوْلاَي حباً وَإِجْلاَلا وَتكْرُمَةً

مَوْلاَي حباً وَإِجْلاَلا وَتكْرُمَةً

مَسْعَاكَ ضَمَّ قِوَى الشَّعْبَيْنِ آمَادا

مَسْعَاكَ ضَمَّ قِوَى الشَّعْبَيْنِ آمَادا

My lord, with love, reverence, and honor.

My master, with love, reverence, and honor

Your endeavor united the strengths of the two peoples for ages.

Your arrival brought together the strength of two peoples as support

طَلَعْتَ فِي مِصْرَ وَالأَعْيَادُ قَائِمَةٌ

طَلَعْتَ فِي مِصْرَ وَالأَعْيَادُ قَائِمَةٌ

فَزَادَهَا الطَّالِعُ الْمَيْمُونُ أَعْيَادا

فَزَادَهَا الطَّالِعُ الْمَيْمُونُ أَعْيَادا

You rose in Egypt while festivals were underway;

You rose in Egypt while the holidays were happening

so your auspicious rising brought her still more festivals.

So the auspicious rising added to the holidays

مُلوكُ هَاشِمَ فَخْرُ الضَّاد مِنْ قِدَمٍ

مُلوكُ هَاشِمَ فَخْرُ الضَّاد مِنْ قِدَمٍ

فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَةٍ قَدْ شَرَّفوا الضَّادا

فِي كُلِّ مَمْلَكَةٍ قَدْ شَرَّفوا الضَّادا

The kings of Hashim have been the pride of the tongue of ḍād since ancient times;

The kings of Hashim, pride of the letter 'd' from early times

in every kingdom, they have brought honor to the tongue of ḍād.

In every kingdom they have honored the letter 'd'

وُجُوهُهُمْ حَيْثُ تَجْلُوهَا مَفَاخِرُهُمْ

وُجُوهُهُمْ حَيْثُ تَجْلُوهَا مَفَاخِرُهُمْ

تَجْلُو بِحَاراً وَأَقْمَاراً وَآسَادا

تَجْلُو بِحَاراً وَأَقْمَاراً وَآسَادا

Their faces, wherever their glorious deeds illumine them,

Their faces wherever their glories appear

reveal seas and moons and lions.

Appear like seas and moons and lion bodies

أَعَزَّكَ اللهُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُعْتَضَداً

أَعَزَّكَ اللهُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُعْتَضَداً

بِعَوْنه وَأَعَزَّ اللهُ بَغْدَادا

بِعَوْنه وَأَعَزَّ اللهُ بَغْدَادا

May God exalt you, O my lord, upheld

May God honor you, my master, supported

by His aid, and may God exalt Baghdad.

With His help, and may God honor Baghdad