إِنَّindeed أَباAbu (father of) سَعدٍSaʿd فَتىًa young man شاعِرٌa poet
إِنَّ أَبا سَعدٍ فَتىً شاعِرٌ
يُعرَفُis known بِالكُنيَةِby the kunya (parental byname) لاnot الوالِدِthe father
يُعرَفُ بِالكُنيَةِ لا الوالِدِ
Indeed, Abu Saʿd is a young poet,
Indeed Abu Sa'd is a young poet
Known by his kunya, not by his father's name.
Known by his nickname, not his father
يَنشُدُhe seeks فيamong حَيٍّa tribe مَعَدٍّMaʿadd أَباa father
يَنشُدُ في حَيٍّ مَعَدٍّ أَبا
ضَلَّwas lost عَنfrom المَنشودِthe one sought وَالناشِدِand the seeker
ضَلَّ عَن المَنشودِ وَالناشِدِ
He seeks a father among the tribe of Maʿadd,
Who recites in Ma'dan neighborhood of Abaa
Lost to both the sought and the seeker.
Lost from the desired and the reciter
فَرَحمَةُso the mercy اللَهِof God عَلىupon مُسلِمٍa Muslim
فَرَحمَةُ اللَهِ عَلى مُسلِمٍ
أَرشَدَguided مَفقوداًa lost person إِلىto فاقِدِone who has lost someone
أَرشَدَ مَفقوداً إِلى فاقِدِ
So may God's mercy be upon a Muslim
So may God's mercy be upon a Muslim
Who has guided a lost one to the one who has lost him.
Who guided a lost one to his seeker
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.