ومن عجائبها أن حَمام مكة على كَثْرَتِه وسواه من الطير لا ينزل عليها ولا يعلوها في الطيران
Yet another marvel is this that the pigeons of Mecca, in spite of their number, and the other kinds of birds as well, do not alight upon it, nor do they pass over it in their flight