1. وَقَد كانَ في أَريابِ عِزٌّ وَمِنعَةٌ

    وَقيلٌ بَسيطٌ كَفُّهُ وَأَنامِلُه

    And indeed, in Aryab there were might and protection,

    And a king whose palm and fingers were outstretched.

  2. وَأَينَ الَذي عَلّى بُرَيدَةُ قَصرَهُ

    وَفارِسُ هَمدانٍ فَمَن ذا يُنازِلُه

    And where is he whose palace Burayda raised high?

    And the horseman of Hamdan—who, then, would face him in combat?