1. فيها لسيَّاح البلاد فنادقٌ

    غرَفُ الجنان تألَّفت ادوارا

    There are hotels there for travelers through the lands,

    Chambers of paradise arranged in stories,

  2. طبقاً على طبقِ عروجاً للعلى

    حملت لسكَّان السما الأخبارا

    Tier upon tier, ascending to the heights;

    They bore tidings to the dwellers of heaven.

  3. قامت تماثيلٌ على ابوابها

    تحكي الملائك منظراً وشعارا

    Statues stood at their doors,

    Resembling angels in appearance and attire.

  4. حُفَّت بجنَّات الأزاهر قد حوت

    ورداً واساً نرجساً وعرارا

    They were surrounded by flower gardens that held

    Roses and myrtle, narcissus and ʿarār blooms.

  5. جمعت لاسباب الهناءِ ذرائعاً

    تُولي النزيلَ من المنى أوطارا

    They gathered the means for attaining happiness,

    Granting the guest the fulfillment of his wishes.

  6. يمسي ويصبحُ والنعيمُ مهادهُ

    حتى لينسى أهلهُ والجارا

    He passes evening and morning with bliss as his bed,

    Until he even forgets his family and neighbor.

  7. يستخدم الموحي لإبلاغ الذي

    يبغي مقالاً لا يدع جهارا

    He uses the telegraph to convey what

    He wishes to say, without calling it out aloud.