1. أَينَ تبّاعُ تُبَّعٍ

    أَينَ فُرسانُ فارِسِ

    Where are the followers of Tubbaʿ?

    Where are the horsemen of Persia?

  2. قَد نَبا كُلُّ صارِمٍ

    وَكَبا كُلُّ فارِسِ

    Every sharp sword has failed to cut,

    And every horseman has stumbled.