إنَّماnothing but أهرامُthe pyramids of مصرَEgypt مهلكٌa deathtrap
إنَّما أهرامُ مصرَ مهلكٌ
كلُّevery مَنْone who غرَّرَrisked his life فيهاin them يُخترمْis taken by death
كلُّ مَنْ غرَّرَ فيها يُخترمْ
Egypt’s pyramids are nothing but a deathtrap;
Whoever risks his life within them meets his end.
قالَsaid قومٌsome people ماwhat هوَit الشرُّthe evil الذيthat
قالَ قومٌ ما هوَ الشرُّ الذي
يتمناهُhe wishes for it الفتىthe young man قلتُI said الهرمْold age
يتمناهُ الفتى قلتُ الهرمْ
Some people asked, “What is the evil that
a young man wishes for?” I said, “Old age.”
Sol 6.1