ياO أَحمَدَAḥmad بنَson of أَبيAbū (father of) دُؤادِDuʾād
يا أَحمَدَ بنَ أَبي دُؤادِ
وَالحادِثاتِby the calamities بِكُلِّin every نادِassembly
وَالحادِثاتِ بِكُلِّ نادِ
O Aḥmad, son of Abū Duʾād,
Oh Ahmad, son of Abi Du'ad
By the calamities in every assembly—
And events in every land
ماذاwhat رَأَيتَyou saw إِذاwhen اِنتَسَبtraced lineage (verb stem)
ماذا رَأَيتَ إِذا اِنتَسَب
تَyou (completes preceding verb) إِلىto إِيادٍIyād فيamong إِيادِIyād
تَ إِلى إِيادٍ في إِيادِ
What did you find, when you traced your lineage
What will you see if you claim descent
to Iyād, among Iyād?
From Iyad, in the land of Iyad