نامت نواطير مصر عن ثعالبها فقد بشمن وما تفنى العناقيد

English translation: Egypt's vineyard keepers didn't watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes shall not di

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Arabic term or phrase:نامت نواطير مصر عن ثعالبها فقد بشمن وما تفنى العناقيد
English translation:Egypt's vineyard keepers didn't watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes shall not di
Entered by: Dina Abd El-Salam

14:27 Mar 9, 2009
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Arabic term or phrase: نامت نواطير مصر عن ثعالبها فقد بشمن وما تفنى العناقيد
نامت نواطير مصر عن ثعالبها فقد بشمن وما تفنى العناقيد
Mahmoud Shams
Egypt
Local time: 17:27
Egypt's vineyard keepers didn't watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes shall not di
Explanation:
Egypt's vineyard keepers did not watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes, nevertheless, shall never die out.
نواطير مصر لم يقوموا بمهمتهم وهى حماية حقول العنب فملئت الثعالب بطونها، ولكن العنب لن يفنى فمصر ولادة
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Dina Abd El-Salam
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Egypt's vineyard keepers didn't watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes shall not di


Explanation:
Egypt's vineyard keepers did not watch out for the foxes who had a bellyful. The grapes, nevertheless, shall never die out.
نواطير مصر لم يقوموا بمهمتهم وهى حماية حقول العنب فملئت الثعالب بطونها، ولكن العنب لن يفنى فمصر ولادة

Dina Abd El-Salam
Egypt
Local time: 17:27
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In Rural areas in Egypt it is common to subcontract a Guard to cater for the crop from any intruders being animals or humans with bad intentions.
The text says litterally: When Egypt's guardians took a nap and did not watch the foxes .... something happened to the grapes...

Spiridon
Brazil
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