# Translate this alien writing (possbily Arabic-ish) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599 "2012-02-03T00:46:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/1 "2012-02-03T00:46:33Z")
Saw this on a facebook feed: [![](https://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/badger60/?action=view¤t=unkscr.jpg) ](https://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/badger60/?action=view¤t=unkscr.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/2 "2012-02-03T22:02:28Z")
It’s definitely the Arabic script. I can’t really make out some of the letters (denoted by question marks below) but I think it transcribes thusly: Top Line in green: sjan a?sh? Bottom Line in white: hsrsee rasr ?alee As for what it means… I haven’t the foggiest. I don’t speak Arabic or any other language that uses the Arabic alphabet with the exception of Farsi - and it’s not Farsi. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/3 "2012-02-08T05:11:13Z")
Nevermind. I found a real A-rab who could translate it for me. And I’ve overlaid the image in the link with a junk photo, so don’t bother clicking on it. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/4 "2012-02-08T05:37:27Z")
Aren’t you gonna tell us what it says? ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/5 "2012-02-08T15:32:58Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Aren’t you gonna tell us what it says? One Jihad to rule them all ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/6 "2012-02-08T16:06:48Z")
Kinda anti-climactic, but “Alleluiah, a cat with his head held high” was what I was told. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/7 "2012-02-08T17:17:07Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > I’ve overlaid the image in the link with a junk photo, so don’t bother clicking on it. Why would you do that and not ask a mod to close the thread? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translate-this-alien-writing-possbily-arabic-ish/611599/8 "2012-02-08T17:34:42Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Nevermind. I found a real A-rab who could translate it for me. And I’ve overlaid the image in the link with a junk photo, so don’t bother clicking on it. Closed.