زُر وادِيَ القَصرِ نِعمِ القَصرُ وَالوادي

لابُدَّ مِن زَورَةٍ مِن غَيرِ ميعادِ

Visit the palace valley, what a fine palace and valley

You must pay a visit without prior appointment

زُرهُ فَلَيسَ لَهُ شَبَهٌ يُعادِلُهُ

مِن مَنزِلٍ حاضِرٍ إِن شِئتَ أَو بادِ

Visit it, for it has no equal,

Whether a house present, if you wish, or a ruin

تُفى قراقيرُهُ وَالعيسُ واقِفَةٌ

وَالنونُ وَالضَبُّ وَالمِلاحُ وَالحادي

Its dovecotes are hidden, and the plant stands erect,

And the fish, the hyena, the sailor, and the echoer