العمر مش بعزقة
El-omr mesh bazaqah
Translation: Life is not to be squandered
Meaning: No one wants to die. This saying is used to advice against actions that are potentially life-threatening. Someone would say, let's swim across the river, and you go: No, life is not to be squandered.
Source: ُEgyptian proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center For Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha,
Translated by: Nabil Shawkat
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