بِنْتُdaughter of السَّحَابِthe clouds زُوّجَتْwas wed
بِنْتُ السَّحَابِ زُوّجَتْ
بِنْتَdaughter of الدّنَانِthe wine jars الكَاعِبِthe budding-breasted maiden
بِنْتَ الدّنَانِ الكَاعِبِ
The daughter of the clouds was wed
The daughter of the clouds was wed
to the budding-breasted daughter of the wine jars.
To the boastful son of thunder,
بِنْتُdaughter of الرَّبَاحِgain; profit تُوّجَتْwas crowned
بِنْتُ الرَّبَاحِ تُوّجَتْ
بِابْنِwith the son of السَّحَابِthe clouds السَّائِبِthe freely flowing one
بِابْنِ السَّحَابِ السَّائِبِ
The daughter of gain was crowned
The daughter of the winds was crowned
with the clouds’ freely flowing son,
With the rain clouds' weeping son.
مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter مَاthe fact that أمْهَرَهَاhe gave her a bridal dower
مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا أمْهَرَهَا
جَوَارِيَmaidens of السَّحَائِبِthe clouds
جَوَارِيَ السَّحَائِبِ
after he had given her as her bridal dower
After dowries of maidens fair
the maidens of the clouds.
From the clouds were offered her,
فَأنْعِشِso revive الأرْوَاحْthe spirits
فَأنْعِشِ الأرْوَاحْ
بِالرَّاحْwith wine
بِالرَّاحْ
So revive the spirits
Revive the souls with the winds so they can see
with wine,
The morning light that now shines bright and free.
فَضِيَاfor the radiance of الإصْبَاحْdawn
فَضِيَا الإصْبَاحْ
قَدْalready; indeed لاَحْshone forth
قَدْ لاَحْ
for the radiance of dawn
has shone forth.
Partial English translation: 8 of 10 Arabic lines translated.