قالواthey said علاrose نيلNile مصرEgypt فيin زيادتهits swelling
قالوا علا نيل مصر في زيادته
حتىuntil لقدindeed بلغreached الأهرامthe pyramids حينwhen طمىoverflowed
حتى لقد بلغ الأهرام حين طمى
They said, “Egypt’s Nile rose as its waters swelled,
They said the Nile of Egypt rose in its increase
until it indeed reached the pyramids when it overflowed.”
Until indeed it reached the pyramids when it flooded
فقلتso I said هذاthis عجيبstrange فيin بلادكمyour land
فقلت هذا عجيب في بلادكم
أنthat ابنson ستةsix عشرٍten يبلغreaches الهرماold age
أن ابن ستة عشرٍ يبلغ الهرما
So I said, “This is strange in your land:
So I said this is wondrous in your lands
that a sixteen-year-old should reach old age!”
That a sixteen year old would reach the pyramid
Sol 6.1