Any Arabic readers?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by terry5732, Mar 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM.

  1. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

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    Reversed
    Antique wooden print block.
    Actual
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    Last edited: Mar 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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  2. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    I got OCR to work
    يا كربلا إني أشتاقوا ساجدوا
    Perhaps I should just burn it in the next recreational fire.
     
  3. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    I did not find anything, but this may help others see it.
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    But doesn't it read the other way round, as Terry first showed it?
     
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  5. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Maybe? It's Greek to me! :)
    Here it is flipped ...
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  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    https://freeislamiccalligraphy.com/about-us/

    They invite the public to upload other examples of Islamic calligraphy, but I couldn't spot a way to do this or to get in touch with them. Maybe someone with more persistence will figure it out.

    "We reserve the right not to post uploaded calligraphy if the style is not traditional, if it is not posted as a word document or if it is signed—we do not post signed documents."
     
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  7. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    You read from right to left, but it's still a stamp, so I think
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    is correct.

    And
    https://www.calligraphyqalam.com/resources/reading-calligraphy/
    Sequential letters might be placed above or below each other, making words difficult to read. The best way to decipher this type of composition is by trying to recognize whole words"

    So I don't think standard OCR tools will be able to read this...
     
  8. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    I have little faith in Google AI and I don't read or speak the language so no idea if this is correct but when I did an image search of Marote's image above, it gave this.

    "This image displays a piece of Islamic calligraphy featuring the Arabic phrase "وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى".
    • Translation: "And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives".
    • Context: This is a Quranic verse from Surah An-Najm (53:39).
    • Style: The text is written in the Thuluth script, a popular style for architectural decoration and art."
     
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