Complex sentence: His given name was "al-Hasan ibn Hani al-Hakami",'Abu Nuwas' being a nickname:'Father of the Lock of Hair' referred to the two long sidelocks which hung down to his shoulders.
Split into simpler sentences: His given name was "al-Hasan ibn Hani al-Hakami",'Abu Nuwas' being a nickname. "Father of the Lock of Hair" referred to the two long sidelocks which hung down to his shoulders.