Baghdad, in your arms I fell asleep watching your sunset
Thousands of sunsets you have gazed upon your people
I am Sumerian
I am Akkadian
I am Babylonian
I am Assyrian
I am Iraq
Baghdad, I stand knocking at your door
Longing to be cradled by Karkh o’ Rasafa
I am baptized in Dijla
I am alive 4,088 nights
I am an orphan
I am homeless
I am Iraq
Baghdad, my adult body has never rested under your skies
And I have never set my sight at your stars
I am a wounded soldier
I am a raped mother
I am a hungry child
I am a crippled man
I am Iraq
Baghdad, my body will soon fade
But my spirit will bask in your skies
I will taste your holiness
I will beckon to your greatness
I will watch your sunset
I will become immortal
I am Iraq
